Magdalen Bridge
E171087
Magdalen Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Oxford, England, spanning the River Cherwell near Magdalen College and serving as a well-known city landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdalen Bridge canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T886305 — 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: Magdalen Bridge Context triple: [Oxford, hasLandmark, Magdalen Bridge]
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A.
Clare Bridge
Clare Bridge is the oldest surviving bridge in Cambridge, England, a historic stone footbridge within Clare College that spans the River Cam.
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B.
Runnymede Bridge
Runnymede Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in Surrey, England, carrying the M25 motorway near the historic meadow of Runnymede.
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C.
Burton Bridge
Burton Bridge is a historic road bridge in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, known for carrying traffic across the River Trent and shaping the town’s development.
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D.
Kingston Bridge
Kingston Bridge is a major motorway bridge in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying the M8 over the River Clyde and serving as one of the city’s busiest road crossings.
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E.
Swilcan Bridge
Swilcan Bridge is a small, historic stone footbridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, iconic in golf for the traditional photographs of players crossing it.
- 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: Magdalen Bridge Target entity description: Magdalen Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Oxford, England, spanning the River Cherwell near Magdalen College and serving as a well-known city landmark.
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A.
Clare Bridge
Clare Bridge is the oldest surviving bridge in Cambridge, England, a historic stone footbridge within Clare College that spans the River Cam.
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B.
Runnymede Bridge
Runnymede Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in Surrey, England, carrying the M25 motorway near the historic meadow of Runnymede.
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C.
Burton Bridge
Burton Bridge is a historic road bridge in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, known for carrying traffic across the River Trent and shaping the town’s development.
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D.
Kingston Bridge
Kingston Bridge is a major motorway bridge in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying the M8 over the River Clyde and serving as one of the city’s busiest road crossings.
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E.
Swilcan Bridge
Swilcan Bridge is a small, historic stone footbridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, iconic in golf for the traditional photographs of players crossing it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Oxford
ⓘ
Grade II* listed bridges in Oxfordshire ⓘ Road bridges in England ⓘ |
| connects |
Oxford city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford
St Clement's area of Oxford ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Cherwell ⓘ |
| feature |
parapets
ⓘ
stone balustrades ⓘ viewpoints over River Cherwell ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Magdalen Bridge Boathouse ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArches | 11 ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
bicycles
ⓘ
buses ⓘ cars ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ taxis ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Magdalen College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdalen Tower ⓘ
linked to:
Magdalen College Tower
|
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Oxford ⓘ |
| knownFor |
May Morning celebrations in Oxford
ⓘ
views of Magdalen College tower ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | High Street, Oxford ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Oxford City Council ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| opened | late 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | road network of Oxford ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier medieval bridge on the same site ⓘ |
| riverBank |
north bank of River Cherwell
ⓘ
south bank of River Cherwell ⓘ |
| situatedEastOf |
Oxford city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford
|
| situatedWestOf | St Clement's, Oxford ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to punting on River Cherwell
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ pedestrian traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magdalen Bridge Description of subject: Magdalen Bridge is a historic stone bridge in Oxford, England, spanning the River Cherwell near Magdalen College and serving as a well-known city landmark.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end)
subject linked to:
Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end)
subject linked to:
River Thames (via associated bridges on route)