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ID: 1100046
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1100046
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Furness Abbey (ruins)  Furness Abbey (ruins)

Coordinates:
Lat: 54 07 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 54.1167  decimal degrees
Long: 003 12 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -3.2000  decimal degrees

Note: Located in secluded "Vale of Deadly Nightshade"; originally founded for Benedictines, it adopted Cistercian rule in 1147; attained great power and influence until the 16th century; remains include Norman doorway, transept, and Early English Gothic chapter house.

Names:
Furness Abbey (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United Kingdom (nation)  ........  United Kingdom (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of England (country)  ............  England (country) (P)
Hierarchy of Cumbria (county)  ................  Cumbria (county) (P)
Hierarchy of Furness Abbey (ruins)  ....................  Furness Abbey (ruins) (P)

Place Types:
ruins (preferred, C)  ............  built in medieval times
abbey (H)  ............  founded in 1123 by Stephen of Blois & used until supressed in 1537

Sources and Contributors:
Furness Abbey..........  [VP Preferred]
..........................  Blue Guide: England (1980) 576
..........................  New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967-1989) 228
..........................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-58
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Blue Guide: England (1980) 576
..................  New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967-1989) 228
..................  Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-58
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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