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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Medeshamstede canonical 1

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