Medeshamstede

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Medeshamstede was an important early medieval monastic settlement in Anglo-Saxon England, later known as Peterborough Abbey and forming the nucleus of the modern city of Peterborough.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monastery
early medieval monastic settlement
architecturalType monastic complex
associatedWith Benedictine Reform NERFINISHED
Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
culturalRole center of learning
manuscript production site
dedicatedTo Apostle Peter
surface form: Saint Peter
denomination Benedictine NERFINISHED
documentedAs Medeshamstede in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
documentedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
economicRole agricultural estate center
era Anglo-Saxon period
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
formedNucleusOf city of Peterborough NERFINISHED
foundedBefore AD 675
foundedBy Peada of Mercia NERFINISHED
Saxon monks
Wulfhere of Mercia NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 7th century
function center of Christian worship
monastic school
religious community
governedByRule Rule of Saint Benedict NERFINISHED
hadStatus major landowner
royal monastery
hasAlternativeName Medeshamsted NERFINISHED
Peterborough Abbey NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus precursor of modern Peterborough
historicalCounty Northamptonshire NERFINISHED
influencedDevelopmentOf medieval Peterborough
languageOfName Old English
laterKnownAs Peterborough Abbey NERFINISHED
locatedIn Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
Peterborough NERFINISHED
locatedNear River Nene NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED
predecessorOf Peterborough Cathedral NERFINISHED
rebuiltInCentury 10th century
region East Midlands
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Benedictines NERFINISHED
significance major religious center in Mercia
nucleus of urban settlement at Peterborough
sufferedEvent Viking raid
destruction in 9th century
typeOfSite monastic settlement

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Wulfhere of Mercia burialPlace Medeshamstede