King William Street, London
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King William Street in London is a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district, linking Lombard Street to London Bridge and lined with historic and commercial buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King William Street, London canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3640249 — 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: King William Street, London Context triple: [Mansion House Street, hasNearbyLandmark, King William Street, London]
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A.
King Charles Street, London
King Charles Street in London is a historic government thoroughfare in Westminster that houses major UK foreign affairs offices and connects Whitehall with St James's Park.
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B.
Victoria Street, London
Victoria Street, London is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster known for its government buildings, offices, shops, and proximity to landmarks such as Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.
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C.
Old Broad Street, London
Old Broad Street in London is a historic thoroughfare in the City’s financial district, lined with offices, financial institutions, and notable commercial buildings.
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D.
South Street, London
South Street, London is an affluent residential street in the Mayfair district historically associated with prominent figures of British high society and politics.
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E.
London Bridge Street
London Bridge Street is a central London road in the London Bridge area, known for hosting major landmarks and transport links, including The Shard and London Bridge station.
- 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: King William Street, London Target entity description: King William Street in London is a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district, linking Lombard Street to London Bridge and lined with historic and commercial buildings.
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A.
King Charles Street, London
King Charles Street in London is a historic government thoroughfare in Westminster that houses major UK foreign affairs offices and connects Whitehall with St James's Park.
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B.
Victoria Street, London
Victoria Street, London is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster known for its government buildings, offices, shops, and proximity to landmarks such as Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament.
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C.
Old Broad Street, London
Old Broad Street in London is a historic thoroughfare in the City’s financial district, lined with offices, financial institutions, and notable commercial buildings.
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D.
South Street, London
South Street, London is an affluent residential street in the Mayfair district historically associated with prominent figures of British high society and politics.
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E.
London Bridge Street
London Bridge Street is a central London road in the London Bridge area, known for hosting major landmarks and transport links, including The Shard and London Bridge station.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
street
ⓘ
thoroughfare ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lombard Street
ⓘ
London Bridge ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Walbrook (historic stream, culverted)
ⓘ
linked to:
Walbrook, City of London
|
| governedBy |
City of London Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Corporation of London
|
| hasCharacteristic |
lined with commercial buildings
ⓘ
lined with historic buildings ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole | serves financial services sector ⓘ |
| hasFormerUndergroundStation | King William Street tube station ⓘ |
| hasHeritageContext | within historic core of the City of London ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Abchurch Lane
ⓘ
Cannon Street ⓘ Clements Lane ⓘ Gracechurch Street ⓘ Lombard Street ⓘ Monument Street ⓘ Nicholas Lane ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial
ⓘ
office ⓘ retail ⓘ |
| hasNearbyUndergroundStation |
Bank and Monument tube station complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Monument tube station
Monument tube station ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
1 King William Street
ⓘ
68 King William Street ⓘ Gracechurch Street junction buildings ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianInfrastructure | pavements on both sides ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransport | London Buses routes ⓘ |
| hasTrafficControl | signal-controlled junctions at major intersections ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteFor |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | City of London street network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
Greater London ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
City of London Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Corporation of London
|
| locatedNear |
Bank Junction
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank junction
The Monument to the Great Fire of London ⓘ
linked to:
The Monument (Christopher Wren column)
|
| namedAfter |
King William IV of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
William IV
|
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
City of London financial district
ⓘ
linked to:
City of London
|
| postalCodeArea |
EC3
ⓘ
EC4 ⓘ |
| roadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| streetNumberingSystem | buildings numbered sequentially along both sides ⓘ |
| terminusDirectionNorthwest | Lombard Street ⓘ |
| terminusDirectionSoutheast | London Bridge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King William Street, London Description of subject: King William Street in London is a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district, linking Lombard Street to London Bridge and lined with historic and commercial buildings.
Referenced by (1)
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