Burton Abbey
E481272
Burton Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Burton upon Trent, England, that played a significant religious and economic role in the region until its dissolution in the 16th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burton Abbey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4940935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burton Abbey Context triple: [Burton upon Trent, historicalMonastery, Burton Abbey]
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Hailes Abbey
Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England, renowned in the Middle Ages as a major pilgrimage site and now preserved as a historic ruin.
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B.
Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey is a historic estate in North Yorkshire, England, centered on the picturesque ruins of a 12th-century Augustinian monastery along the River Wharfe.
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C.
Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey is a historic ruined monastery in southwest England, famed for its medieval religious significance and legendary associations with King Arthur.
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D.
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic medieval monastery-turned-country house and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, known as one of the best-preserved monastic sites in southwest England.
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E.
Delapré Abbey
Delapré Abbey is a historic former monastery and later country house near Northampton, England, noted for its medieval origins and extensive parkland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burton Abbey Target entity description: Burton Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Burton upon Trent, England, that played a significant religious and economic role in the region until its dissolution in the 16th century.
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A.
Hailes Abbey
Hailes Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England, renowned in the Middle Ages as a major pilgrimage site and now preserved as a historic ruin.
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B.
Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey is a historic estate in North Yorkshire, England, centered on the picturesque ruins of a 12th-century Augustinian monastery along the River Wharfe.
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C.
Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey is a historic ruined monastery in southwest England, famed for its medieval religious significance and legendary associations with King Arthur.
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D.
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic medieval monastery-turned-country house and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, known as one of the best-preserved monastic sites in southwest England.
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E.
Delapré Abbey
Delapré Abbey is a historic former monastery and later country house near Northampton, England, noted for its medieval origins and extensive parkland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
town of Burton upon Trent
ⓘ
linked to:
Burton upon Trent
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| dissolutionBy |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
|
| dissolutionUnder |
Henry VIII
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry VIII of England
|
| dissolvedIn | 16th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
collection of rents and tithes
ⓘ
local trade and market influence ⓘ management of agricultural estates ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Benedictine abbey ⓘ |
| function |
economic hub
ⓘ
landowner ⓘ monastic community ⓘ religious house ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Burton ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | former monastery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Reformation England ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Burton upon Trent
ⓘ
Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Lichfield
Midlands ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ |
| monasticRuleFollowed | Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Burton upon Trent area
ⓘ
linked to:
Burton upon Trent
surrounding Staffordshire region ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictines ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
center of worship
ⓘ
provider of pastoral care ⓘ site of monastic liturgy ⓘ |
| significance |
important economic institution in the region
ⓘ
major religious center in Burton upon Trent ⓘ |
| status |
dissolved
ⓘ
ruined or lost as functioning monastery ⓘ |
| suppressedBy | English Reformation ⓘ |
| typeOfBuilding | abbey church complex ⓘ |
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Subject: Burton Abbey Description of subject: Burton Abbey was a medieval Benedictine monastery in Burton upon Trent, England, that played a significant religious and economic role in the region until its dissolution in the 16th century.
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