Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon

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governing body parochial church council

The Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon is the elected body responsible for overseeing the spiritual, financial, and administrative affairs of the Church of England parish in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Label	Occurrences
Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4625205 — 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: Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon
Context triple: [Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, governingBody, Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon]

A. Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council is the local civil parish authority responsible for representing community interests and managing local services and amenities in the historic market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
B. Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority responsible for providing county-level public services and governance across the county of Warwickshire in England.
C. Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon is a historic parish church best known as the burial place of William Shakespeare and a major site of literary pilgrimage.
D. Stratford City Council
Stratford City Council is the municipal governing body responsible for setting policies, passing bylaws, and overseeing local services in Stratford, Ontario.
E. Stroud District Council
Stroud District Council is the local government authority responsible for providing district-level services and administration in the Stroud area of Gloucestershire, England.
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: Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon
Target entity description: The Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon is the elected body responsible for overseeing the spiritual, financial, and administrative affairs of the Church of England parish in Stratford-upon-Avon.

A. Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council
Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council is the local civil parish authority responsible for representing community interests and managing local services and amenities in the historic market town of Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
B. Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority responsible for providing county-level public services and governance across the county of Warwickshire in England.
C. Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon is a historic parish church best known as the burial place of William Shakespeare and a major site of literary pilgrimage.
D. Stratford City Council
Stratford City Council is the municipal governing body responsible for setting policies, passing bylaws, and overseeing local services in Stratford, Ontario.
E. Stroud District Council
Stroud District Council is the local government authority responsible for providing district-level services and administration in the Stroud area of Gloucestershire, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ parochial church council ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
electedBy	members of the parish church electoral roll ⓘ
governs	Church of England parish of Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ linked to: Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
hasFunction	approve the annual accounts of the parish ⓘ care for and maintain the fabric of the parish church ⓘ care for and maintain the goods and ornaments of the parish church ⓘ consult with the incumbent on matters of general concern and importance in the parish ⓘ cooperate with the incumbent in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church ⓘ manage the financial affairs of the parish ⓘ prepare and approve the annual budget of the parish ⓘ promote the whole mission of the Church in the parish ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	parochial church life in Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ
hasMemberType	churchwardens ⓘ clergy ⓘ lay representatives elected by the laity ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Church Representation Rules ⓘ Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ linked to: Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire ⓘ
oversees	maintenance of church buildings in the parish ⓘ mission and ministry of the parish ⓘ parish finances ⓘ use of church property in the parish ⓘ
parishServed	Parish of Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ linked to: Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council
religiousDenomination	Church of England ⓘ
reportsTo	annual parochial church meeting of Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ
responsibleFor	administrative affairs of the parish ⓘ financial affairs of the parish ⓘ spiritual affairs of the parish ⓘ
sector	religious governance ⓘ
worksWith	churchwardens of the parish ⓘ incumbent of the parish ⓘ

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Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon → governingBody → Parochial Church Council of Stratford-upon-Avon ⓘ

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