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.

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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

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William of Malmesbury deathPlace Malmesbury Abbey
William of Malmesbury educatedAt Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury hasLandmark Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury hasReligiousSite Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury hasReligiousSite Malmesbury Abbey
this entity surface form: St Aldhelm’s Church (within Malmesbury Abbey)
Malmesbury knownFor Malmesbury Abbey
William of Malmesbury workedAt Malmesbury Abbey