Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at

Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster,
London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the
most notable religious buildings in the United Kingdom, and is the traditional
place of coronation and burial site for English, later British monarchs. The abbey
is a Royal Peculiar, and between 1540 and 1550 had the status of a cathedral.

According to a tradition first reported by Sulcard in about 1080, a church was

founded at this site (then known as Thorn Ey (Thorn Island)) in the 7th century,
at the time of Mellitus (d. 624), a Bishop of London. Construction of the present
church was begun in 1245 by King Henry III.

Since 1066, when King Harold and William the Conqueror were crowned, the
coronations of English and British monarchs have been held here. Since 1100,
there have been at least 16 royal weddings at the abbey. Two were of reigning
monarchs (Henry I and Richard II), although before 1919 there had been none for
some 500 years.

1. Westminster Abbey is located in London.

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2. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for British monarchs.
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3. Construction of the present church was begun in 1080.
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4. William the Conqueror was the first King crowned here.
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5. There have been at least 16 royal weddings here.
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Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic
monument located near Amesbury in the English county
of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury.
Its geographical location is 51°10'43.87"N,
1°49'35.07"W.
It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing
stones and is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world.

Archaeologists think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and
2000 BC although the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute
the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC.

The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World
Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is
also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is
owned and managed by English Heritage whilst the surrounding downland is
owned by the National Trust.

1. Stonehenge lies near Amesbury.

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2. It is about 8 miles north of Wiltshire.
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3. Archaeologists think that the stones were erected 4000 years ago.
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4. One part of the monument was built around 3100 BC.
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5. In 1986 Stonehenge was declared a World Heritage Site.
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