York Cemetery, Toronto
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York Cemetery in Toronto is a large, multi-faith burial ground in North York known for being the final resting place of several notable figures, including members of European royalty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| York Cemetery, Toronto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1120701 — 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: York Cemetery, Toronto Context triple: [Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, burialPlace, York Cemetery, Toronto]
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A.
St. James' Cemetery, Toronto
St. James' Cemetery in Toronto is one of the city's oldest and most historic burial grounds, known for its notable interments and picturesque, park-like setting.
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B.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto is a historic, park-like burial ground known for its notable interments, landscaped grounds, and role as one of the city's major green spaces.
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C.
Charter Street Cemetery
Charter Street Cemetery, also known as the Old Burying Point Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era graves and connections to the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Agecroft Cemetery
Agecroft Cemetery is a historic burial ground located in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, known for serving the local community as a major municipal cemetery.
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E.
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Montreal, Canada is a Jewish burial ground best known internationally as the final resting place of singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen.
- 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: York Cemetery, Toronto Target entity description: York Cemetery in Toronto is a large, multi-faith burial ground in North York known for being the final resting place of several notable figures, including members of European royalty.
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A.
St. James' Cemetery, Toronto
St. James' Cemetery in Toronto is one of the city's oldest and most historic burial grounds, known for its notable interments and picturesque, park-like setting.
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B.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto is a historic, park-like burial ground known for its notable interments, landscaped grounds, and role as one of the city's major green spaces.
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C.
Charter Street Cemetery
Charter Street Cemetery, also known as the Old Burying Point Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era graves and connections to the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Agecroft Cemetery
Agecroft Cemetery is a historic burial ground located in Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, known for serving the local community as a major municipal cemetery.
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E.
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada
Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery in Montreal, Canada is a Jewish burial ground best known internationally as the final resting place of singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
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cemetery ⓘ multi-faith cemetery ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 160 Beecroft Road, Toronto, Ontario ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 172 acres ⓘ |
| hasChapel | York Cemetery chapel ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 43.770°N 79.431°W ⓘ |
| hasCrematorium | York Cemetery crematorium ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important burial place in North York ⓘ |
| hasGreenSpace | lawns and trees ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | local historical interest ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
memorial gardens
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ponds ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurials |
Canadian artists
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Canadian business leaders ⓘ Canadian politicians ⓘ members of European royalty ⓘ |
| hasParkingFacility | on-site parking ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | M2N 5Z5 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | multi-faith ⓘ |
| hasSection |
children’s section
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cremation garden ⓘ mausoleum complex ⓘ veterans section ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurial |
cremation burial
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mausoleum entombment ⓘ scattering garden ⓘ traditional in-ground burial ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mountpleasantgroup.com/Locations/Cemeteries/York-Cemetery ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy | North York Centre station ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom |
Beecroft Road
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Senlac Road ⓘ |
| isPartOf | cemeteries in Toronto ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
burials
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commemorative events ⓘ cremations ⓘ memorial services ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North York
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| operator | Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries ⓘ |
| servesPopulation | Greater Toronto Area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: York Cemetery, Toronto Description of subject: York Cemetery in Toronto is a large, multi-faith burial ground in North York known for being the final resting place of several notable figures, including members of European royalty.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.