St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton
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St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton is a prominent historic Anglican parish church in Somerset, England, noted for its impressive Gothic architecture and distinctive tower.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton canonical | 2 |
| St Mary Magdalene, Taunton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11227338 — 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: St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton Context triple: [Taunton, hasReligiousBuilding, St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton]
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A.
St Mary’s Church, Bruton
St Mary’s Church, Bruton is a historic Anglican parish church in the town of Bruton, Somerset, noted for its medieval architecture and prominent tower.
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B.
Great St Mary’s Church
Great St Mary’s Church is the historic University Church of Cambridge, England, renowned for its prominent tower, central role in university ceremonies, and views over the city.
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C.
St Mary’s Church, Bridgwater
St Mary’s Church in Bridgwater is a historic Anglican parish church in Somerset, England, noted for its impressive tower and significant medieval architecture.
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D.
St Mary’s Church, Totnes
St Mary’s Church in Totnes is a prominent medieval parish church in Devon, England, noted for its impressive Gothic architecture and historic significance within the town.
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E.
St Mary Magdalene Church
St Mary Magdalene Church is a historic Christian parish church serving the village community of Pentney in Norfolk, 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: St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton Target entity description: St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton is a prominent historic Anglican parish church in Somerset, England, noted for its impressive Gothic architecture and distinctive tower.
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A.
St Mary’s Church, Bruton
St Mary’s Church, Bruton is a historic Anglican parish church in the town of Bruton, Somerset, noted for its medieval architecture and prominent tower.
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B.
Great St Mary’s Church
Great St Mary’s Church is the historic University Church of Cambridge, England, renowned for its prominent tower, central role in university ceremonies, and views over the city.
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C.
St Mary’s Church, Bridgwater
St Mary’s Church in Bridgwater is a historic Anglican parish church in Somerset, England, noted for its impressive tower and significant medieval architecture.
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D.
St Mary’s Church, Totnes
St Mary’s Church in Totnes is a prominent medieval parish church in Devon, England, noted for its impressive Gothic architecture and historic significance within the town.
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E.
St Mary Magdalene Church
St Mary Magdalene Church is a historic Christian parish church serving the village community of Pentney in Norfolk, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican parish church
ⓘ
Grade I listed building ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
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Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| category |
Church of England church buildings in Somerset
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Churches in Taunton ⓘ Grade I listed churches in Somerset ⓘ |
| churchmanship | Broad Church ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| function | parish church ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bells
ⓘ
clock ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aisles
ⓘ
chancel ⓘ chapels ⓘ church tower ⓘ nave ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAuthority | Historic England ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive tower
ⓘ
impressive Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Anglican liturgy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Somerset
ⓘ
Taunton ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locationTownCentre | Taunton town centre ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| parish |
St Mary Magdalene, Taunton
ⓘ
linked to:
St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton
|
| primaryLanguageOfServices | English ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| towerPosition | west tower ⓘ |
| towerType | Perpendicular Gothic tower ⓘ |
| tradition | Anglican ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton Description of subject: St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton is a prominent historic Anglican parish church in Somerset, England, noted for its impressive Gothic architecture and distinctive tower.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: St Mary Magdalene Church, Taunton