Pilgrims’ Way route

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ancient route long-distance footpath pilgrimage route

The Pilgrims’ Way route is an ancient long-distance path in southern England traditionally associated with medieval pilgrimages to Canterbury.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Pilgrims' Way 2
Pilgrims Way 1
Pilgrims’ Way 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient route ⓘ
long-distance footpath ⓘ
pilgrimage route ⓘ
associatedWith Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ
Saint Thomas Becket ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Becket

medieval pilgrimage ⓘ
country England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
follows North Downs ⓘ
North Downs ⓘ
surface form: North Downs escarpment
hasCulturalSignificance English Christian pilgrimage tradition ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named for medieval pilgrims ⓘ
heritageStatus historic route ⓘ
historicalPeriod medieval period ⓘ
inspired modern walking routes in southern England ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn southern England ⓘ
notableFor traditional association with pilgrimages to the shrine of Thomas Becket ⓘ
overlapsWith North Downs Way ⓘ
passesThrough Kent ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ
routeType waymarked walking route ⓘ
surfaceType footpath ⓘ
terminus Canterbury ⓘ
Winchester ⓘ
traditionallyUsedFor pilgrimage to Canterbury ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
recreational walking ⓘ
walking ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

North Downs → contains → Pilgrims’ Way route ⓘ
Surrey Hills → containsTrail → Pilgrims’ Way route ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pilgrims' Way
Box Hill, Surrey → crossedBy → Pilgrims’ Way route ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pilgrims' Way
this entity surface form: Pilgrims’ Way
this entity surface form: Pilgrims Way