Wenlock Priory

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Wenlock Priory is a ruined medieval monastic house in Shropshire, England, known for its impressive Romanesque and Gothic architecture and tranquil historic grounds.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Wenlock Priory canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval monastic house ⓘ
ruined monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
category English Heritage sites in Shropshire ⓘ
Monasteries in Shropshire ⓘ
Ruined abbeys and monasteries in England ⓘ
country England ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Milburga ⓘ
dissolved 1539 ⓘ
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ
founded 7th century ⓘ
foundedAs Anglo-Saxon minster ⓘ
governedByRule Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalInterest true ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus scheduled monument ⓘ
hasPart chapter house ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
decorative topiary gardens ⓘ
infirmary ruins ⓘ
lavatorium ⓘ
priory church ruins ⓘ
refectory ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building ⓘ
locatedIn Much Wenlock ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Shropshire ⓘ
locatedInRegion West Midlands ⓘ
locatedNear Much Wenlock town centre ⓘ
linked to: Much Wenlock
managedBy English Heritage ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Holy Trinity Church, Much Wenlock ⓘ
Much Wenlock Guildhall ⓘ
notableFeature Romanesque sculpture ⓘ
elaborately carved chapter house arches ⓘ
ornamental 19th-century topiary ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
ownedBy English Heritage ⓘ
periodOfConstruction 11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
refounded 12th century ⓘ
refoundedBy Cluniac monks from La Charité-sur-Loire ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Cluniac order ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
significantEvent suppression under Henry VIII ⓘ
usedFor educational visits ⓘ
heritage interpretation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Much Wenlock → hasLandmark → Wenlock Priory ⓘ
Much Wenlock Museum → near → Wenlock Priory ⓘ