Malmesbury Abbey
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Malmesbury Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery in Wiltshire, England, renowned for its medieval scholarship and distinctive Norman architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Aldhelm’s Church (within Malmesbury Abbey) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
abbey church ⓘ former Benedictine monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Norman
ⓘ
Romanesque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aldhelm of Malmesbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William of Malmesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Æthelstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Athelstan’s relatives
ⓘ
King Æthelstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.584°N 2.099°W ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse | parish church ⓘ |
| dateOfDissolution | 16th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Peter
|
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlierFoundation | Anglo-Saxon monastery ⓘ |
| event | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAsMonastery | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Aldhelm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Church of England churches in Wiltshire
ⓘ
Monasteries in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Romanesque south porch
ⓘ
clerestory windows ⓘ nave ⓘ sculptured south doorway ⓘ tower ⓘ transepts ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.malmesburyabbey.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| knownFor |
Anglo-Saxon learning
ⓘ
Norman architecture ⓘ medieval scholarship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malmesbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Wiltshire ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| parish | Malmesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyRuined | true ⓘ |
| partOf | townscape of Malmesbury ⓘ |
| previousDenomination | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOrder | Benedictine Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | stone slate ⓘ |
| suppressedAsMonastery | 1539 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Aldhelm’s Church (within Malmesbury Abbey)