Furness Abbey
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Furness Abbey is a ruined medieval Cistercian monastery in Cumbria, England, once one of the wealthiest and most powerful monastic houses in the country.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Furness Abbey (nearby) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian monastery
ⓘ
ruined monastery ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Abbey of St Mary of Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
ⓘ
Romanesque ⓘ |
| builtFrom | local red sandstone ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| dioceseDuringMonasticPeriod | Diocese of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1537 ⓘ |
| economicRole |
controller of local iron-ore resources
ⓘ
involved in wool trade ⓘ major landowner in north-west England ⓘ operator of granges and farms ⓘ |
| founded | 1123 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Savigniac monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOccupation |
Count of Boulogne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
future King Stephen of England ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnsite |
museum with archaeological finds
ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| joinedCistercianOrder | 1147 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barrow-in-Furness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbria ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| near |
Barrow-in-Furness town centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Furness Railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
chapter house ruins
ⓘ
cloister remains ⓘ extensive ruins ⓘ gatehouse ruins ⓘ impressive church remains ⓘ red sandstone buildings ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| period | medieval period ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
exercised authority over large estates in Lancashire and Cumbria
ⓘ
one of the wealthiest monasteries in medieval England ⓘ |
| regionHistorical | Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological excavations
ⓘ
historical studies of Cistercian monasticism ⓘ |
| usedFor | filming location ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Furness Abbey (nearby)
subject surface form:
Inch Abbey