The Mount, Shrewsbury
E14957
The Mount in Shrewsbury is a historic house best known as the birthplace and childhood home of naturalist Charles Darwin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mount, Shrewsbury canonical | 4 |
| The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T131140 — 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: The Mount, Shrewsbury Context triple: [Robert Darwin, residence, The Mount, Shrewsbury]
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A.
Britton Hill
Britton Hill is the lowest high point of any U.S. state, a modest rise located in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama border.
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B.
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Shrewsbury and Atcham is a UK parliamentary constituency in Shropshire, England, represented in the House of Commons.
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C.
Lower Broughton
Lower Broughton is a residential district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, situated just northwest of Manchester city centre along the River Irwell.
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D.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a historic red sandstone fortress in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, notable for its Norman origins and its role in the town’s medieval defenses.
- 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: The Mount, Shrewsbury Target entity description: The Mount in Shrewsbury is a historic house best known as the birthplace and childhood home of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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A.
Britton Hill
Britton Hill is the lowest high point of any U.S. state, a modest rise located in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama border.
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B.
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Shrewsbury and Atcham is a UK parliamentary constituency in Shropshire, England, represented in the House of Commons.
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C.
Lower Broughton
Lower Broughton is a residential district of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, situated just northwest of Manchester city centre along the River Irwell.
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D.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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E.
Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a historic red sandstone fortress in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, notable for its Norman origins and its role in the town’s medieval defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
On the Origin of Species
ⓘ
evolutionary biology ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| birthDateOfCharlesDarwinAtThisLocation | 1809-02-12 ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| category |
Charles Darwin-related locations
ⓘ
Grade II* listed houses in Shropshire ⓘ Houses in Shropshire ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1800s ⓘ |
| constructedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy | Shropshire Council ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Darwin’s birthplace ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected under UK planning law ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | commemorative plaque to Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| hasResident |
Charles Darwin
ⓘ
Robert Darwin ⓘ Susannah Darwin ⓘ |
| hasResidentFamily | Darwin family ⓘ |
| hasStreetAddress |
The Mount, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
The Mount, Shrewsbury
|
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Shrewsbury ⓘ Shropshire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | The Mount (street), Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| near |
River Severn
ⓘ
linked to:
Severn
Shrewsbury town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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| notableFor |
being the birthplace of Charles Darwin
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being the childhood home of Charles Darwin ⓘ |
| openToPublic | limited access ⓘ |
| originalFunction | private residence ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Robert Darwin ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private owners ⓘ |
| partOf | Darwin heritage sites in Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Darwin-related biographies
ⓘ
heritage tours ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
offices
ⓘ
professional premises ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mount, Shrewsbury Description of subject: The Mount in Shrewsbury is a historic house best known as the birthplace and childhood home of naturalist Charles Darwin.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Mount, Shrewsbury