MOD St Athan
E110574
MOD St Athan is a major British military base in South Wales that has served as an important training and logistics hub for the UK armed forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MOD St Athan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T939546 — 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: MOD St Athan Context triple: [Vale of Glamorgan, containsMilitaryBase, MOD St Athan]
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A.
Minffordd
Minffordd is a small village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, known as a gateway to the Portmeirion estate and the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.
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B.
Clwyd
Clwyd was a former county in north-east Wales, created in 1974 and later abolished in 1996, that encompassed areas including parts of historic Denbighshire and Flintshire.
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C.
Pencoed
Pencoed is a small town in south Wales, situated near Bridgend and known primarily as a residential and commuter community.
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D.
Trellech
Trellech is a historic village in Monmouthshire, Wales, known for its medieval significance and as the birthplace of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
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E.
Shanklin
Shanklin is a popular seaside resort town on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its sandy beach, Victorian architecture, and scenic coastal walks.
- 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: MOD St Athan Target entity description: MOD St Athan is a major British military base in South Wales that has served as an important training and logistics hub for the UK armed forces.
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A.
Minffordd
Minffordd is a small village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, known as a gateway to the Portmeirion estate and the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.
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B.
Clwyd
Clwyd was a former county in north-east Wales, created in 1974 and later abolished in 1996, that encompassed areas including parts of historic Denbighshire and Flintshire.
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C.
Pencoed
Pencoed is a small town in south Wales, situated near Bridgend and known primarily as a residential and commuter community.
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D.
Trellech
Trellech is a historic village in Monmouthshire, Wales, known for its medieval significance and as the birthplace of philosopher Bertrand Russell.
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E.
Shanklin
Shanklin is a popular seaside resort town on the Isle of Wight in England, known for its sandy beach, Victorian architecture, and scenic coastal walks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | various UK military units ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MOD St Athan ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
accommodation blocks
ⓘ
administration buildings ⓘ airfield ⓘ hangars ⓘ logistics warehouses ⓘ mess facilities ⓘ runways ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ training schools ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aircraft maintenance
ⓘ
defence support ⓘ logistics hub ⓘ technical training ⓘ training hub ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| hasRole |
equipment maintenance
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ personnel training ⓘ support to UK armed forces operations ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayUse |
military aviation
ⓘ
training flights ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Wales
ⓘ
Vale of Glamorgan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC+01:00
ⓘ
UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cardiff ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Llantwit Major
ⓘ
St Athan ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
UK Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
|
| partOf |
UK defence estate
ⓘ
linked to:
UK Ministry of Defence estate
|
| region | Wales ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MOD St Athan Description of subject: MOD St Athan is a major British military base in South Wales that has served as an important training and logistics hub for the UK armed forces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.