Walden Abbey

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Walden Abbey was a former medieval monastic house in Essex, England, whose site later became occupied by the grand country estate of Audley End House.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Walden Abbey canonical 4
Abbey of Walden 1
Walden Priory 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former monastery
medieval monastic house
country England
dedicatedTo St James
St Mary
diocese Diocese of London
dissolved 1538
dissolvedBy Henry VIII of England
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
elevatedTo abbey
elevationDate 1190
era Middle Ages
founded 1130s
c. 1136
foundedBy Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex
grantedTo Thomas Audley
surface form: Sir Thomas Audley
hasAlternativeName Walden Abbey
surface form: Abbey of Walden

Walden Abbey
surface form: Walden Priory
hasHeritageStatus site incorporated into Audley End House estate
historicalCounty Essex
locatedIn Essex
Saffron Walden
locatedNear River Cam tributaries
originalStatus priory
postDissolutionUse country house estate
region East of England
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousOrder Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
siteLaterOccupiedBy Audley End House and Gardens
surface form: Audley End House
successorSite Audley End House and Gardens
surface form: Audley End House

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Walden Abbey hasAlternativeName Walden Abbey
this entity surface form: Abbey of Walden
Walden Abbey hasAlternativeName Walden Abbey
this entity surface form: Walden Priory