Church of St Martin
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The Church of St Martin is a historic Anglican parish church in the village of Bladon, Oxfordshire, best known as the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill and his family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of St Martin canonical | 1 |
| St Martin’s Church churchyard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T278959 — 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: Church of St Martin Context triple: [Bladon, parishChurch, Church of St Martin]
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A.
Church of St Martin, Houghton
The Church of St Martin in Houghton is a historic Anglican parish church in Norfolk, England, serving the local village community and reflecting traditional English ecclesiastical architecture.
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B.
Temple Church
Temple Church is a historic 12th-century church in London, originally built by the Knights Templar and renowned for its distinctive round nave and medieval effigies.
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C.
St Botolph's Church
St Botolph's Church is a prominent medieval parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, famed for its towering 14th-century lantern tower known as "The Stump."
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D.
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is a historic Christian church and prominent architectural landmark located in the city of Fürth, Germany.
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E.
Round Church
Round Church is a distinctive Norman-era, circular stone church in Cambridge, England, and one of the city’s most recognizable historic landmarks.
- 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: Church of St Martin Target entity description: The Church of St Martin is a historic Anglican parish church in the village of Bladon, Oxfordshire, best known as the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill and his family.
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A.
Church of St Martin, Houghton
The Church of St Martin in Houghton is a historic Anglican parish church in Norfolk, England, serving the local village community and reflecting traditional English ecclesiastical architecture.
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B.
Temple Church
Temple Church is a historic 12th-century church in London, originally built by the Knights Templar and renowned for its distinctive round nave and medieval effigies.
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C.
St Botolph's Church
St Botolph's Church is a prominent medieval parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, famed for its towering 14th-century lantern tower known as "The Stump."
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D.
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church is a historic Christian church and prominent architectural landmark located in the city of Fürth, Germany.
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E.
Round Church
Round Church is a distinctive Norman-era, circular stone church in Cambridge, England, and one of the city’s most recognizable historic landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican parish church
ⓘ
church building ⓘ |
| architecturalType | parish church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Blenheim Palace estate
ⓘ
linked to:
Blenheim Palace
Churchill family ⓘ
linked to:
Spencer-Churchill family
|
| burialGround | St Martin’s churchyard, Bladon ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Clementine Churchill
ⓘ
Randolph Churchill ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Randolph Churchill
Winston Churchill ⓘ other members of the Churchill family ⓘ |
| category |
Church of England church buildings in Oxfordshire
ⓘ
Churches in Oxfordshire ⓘ Grade I listed churches in Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | churchyard cemetery ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Martin of Tours
ⓘ
linked to:
Martin of Tours
|
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Oxford ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | active parish church ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
church tower
ⓘ
churchyard ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England
ⓘ
linked to:
National Heritage List for England entry
|
| knownFor |
burial place of Sir Winston Churchill
ⓘ
burial place of members of the Churchill family ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Church of England liturgy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bladon
ⓘ
England ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| near |
Blenheim Palace
ⓘ
Woodstock, Oxfordshire ⓘ
linked to:
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
|
| notableBurial |
Clementine Churchill
ⓘ
Winston Churchill ⓘ members of the Spencer-Churchill family ⓘ |
| parish |
Bladon with Woodstock
ⓘ
linked to:
Bladon
|
| primaryLanguageOfWorship | English ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| servesSettlement | village of Bladon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
baptisms ⓘ funerals ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of St Martin Description of subject: The Church of St Martin is a historic Anglican parish church in the village of Bladon, Oxfordshire, best known as the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill and his family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Church of St Martin