Hailes Abbey
E182802
Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England, renowned in the Middle Ages as a major pilgrimage site and now preserved as a historic ruin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hailes Abbey canonical | 3 |
| Hailes Abbey (near Winchcombe) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1616041 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hailes Abbey Context triple: [Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, burialPlace, Hailes Abbey]
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A.
Eynsham Abbey
Eynsham Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, known as a significant center of medieval religious life and learning.
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B.
Chertsey Abbey
Chertsey Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Surrey, England, notable as an important religious house and temporary burial site of King Henry VI.
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C.
Wilton Abbey
Wilton Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, known as a royal religious house and a center of education for noblewomen.
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D.
Rosedale Abbey
Rosedale Abbey is a small historic village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the North York Moors and its remnants of medieval monastic and Victorian ironstone mining heritage.
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E.
Keynsham Abbey
Keynsham Abbey was a medieval Augustinian monastery in Somerset, England, known historically as a religious house patronized by English nobility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hailes Abbey Target entity description: Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England, renowned in the Middle Ages as a major pilgrimage site and now preserved as a historic ruin.
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A.
Eynsham Abbey
Eynsham Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, known as a significant center of medieval religious life and learning.
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B.
Chertsey Abbey
Chertsey Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Surrey, England, notable as an important religious house and temporary burial site of King Henry VI.
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C.
Wilton Abbey
Wilton Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine convent in Wiltshire, England, known as a royal religious house and a center of education for noblewomen.
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D.
Rosedale Abbey
Rosedale Abbey is a small historic village in North Yorkshire, England, known for its picturesque setting in the North York Moors and its remnants of medieval monastic and Victorian ironstone mining heritage.
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E.
Keynsham Abbey
Keynsham Abbey was a medieval Augustinian monastery in Somerset, England, known historically as a religious house patronized by English nobility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian monastery
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former monastery ⓘ medieval abbey ⓘ monastic ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Cistercian architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Cistercian Gothic
|
| associatedWith |
cult of the Holy Blood
ⓘ
medieval pilgrimage economy ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1251 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Blessed Virgin Mary
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dissolutionYear | 1539 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundationYear | 1246 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ |
| founderHouse | House of Plantagenet ⓘ |
| founderTitle | Earl of Cornwall ⓘ |
| function | Cistercian religious community ⓘ |
| gridReference | SP 050 297 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abbey church foundations
ⓘ
chapter house remains ⓘ cloister garth ⓘ museum of site finds ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major medieval pilgrimage centre in England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gloucestershire
ⓘ
Hailes ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cotswolds
ⓘ
surface form:
Cotswold Hills
Winchcombe ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Tithe Barn
ⓘ
surface form:
Hailes Abbey barn
Hailes Church ⓘ |
| notableFor |
medieval wall painting fragments
ⓘ
pilgrim badges and devotional objects ⓘ |
| notableRelic |
Holy Blood
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Blood of Hailes
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 13th century to 16th century ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | relic of the Holy Blood ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| religiousOrder |
Cistercians
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surface form:
Cistercian Order
|
| tourismCategory |
historic site
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monastic ruin open to visitors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hailes Abbey Description of subject: Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England, renowned in the Middle Ages as a major pilgrimage site and now preserved as a historic ruin.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hailes Abbey (near Winchcombe)