Bourton-on-the-Water
E104697
Bourton-on-the-Water is a picturesque English village in Gloucestershire famed for its low stone bridges over the River Windrush and traditional Cotswold architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bourton-on-the-Water canonical | 8 |
| Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council | 1 |
| Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T708338 — 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: Bourton-on-the-Water Context triple: [Cotswolds, contains, Bourton-on-the-Water]
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A.
Tetbury
Tetbury is a historic market town in the Cotswolds region of southwest England, known for its wool-trading heritage and well-preserved medieval and Georgian architecture.
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B.
Black Bourton
Black Bourton is a small rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its historic parish church and traditional Cotswold character.
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C.
Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat is a picturesque village and popular tourist spot on the River Wye in England, renowned for its dramatic limestone cliffs, scenic viewpoints, and outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing, and rock climbing.
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D.
Ruscombe
Ruscombe is a village in Berkshire, England, historically notable as the place where Quaker leader and Pennsylvania founder William Penn spent his final years and died.
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E.
Ilchester
Ilchester is a historic village and former Roman town in Somerset, England, known for its strategic location and long-standing military and transport connections.
- 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: Bourton-on-the-Water Target entity description: Bourton-on-the-Water is a picturesque English village in Gloucestershire famed for its low stone bridges over the River Windrush and traditional Cotswold architecture.
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A.
Tetbury
Tetbury is a historic market town in the Cotswolds region of southwest England, known for its wool-trading heritage and well-preserved medieval and Georgian architecture.
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B.
Black Bourton
Black Bourton is a small rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its historic parish church and traditional Cotswold character.
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C.
Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat is a picturesque village and popular tourist spot on the River Wye in England, renowned for its dramatic limestone cliffs, scenic viewpoints, and outdoor activities such as hiking, canoeing, and rock climbing.
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D.
Ruscombe
Ruscombe is a village in Berkshire, England, historically notable as the place where Quaker leader and Pennsylvania founder William Penn spent his final years and died.
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E.
Ilchester
Ilchester is a historic village and former Roman town in Somerset, England, known for its strategic location and long-standing military and transport connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| administrativeCounty | Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dialCode | 01451 ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 15 miles east of Cheltenham
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approximately 4 miles south of Stow-on-the-Wold ⓘ |
| district | Cotswold District ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Bourton-on-the-Water
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council
|
| hasAmenity |
independent shops and boutiques
ⓘ
tea rooms and cafes along the river ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Victoria Hall, Bourton-on-the-Water ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
hospitality industry
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasEvent | football matches played in the River Windrush on bank holidays ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple low arched footbridges
ⓘ
stone cottages built from Cotswold limestone ⓘ village green beside the River Windrush ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Cotswold stone architecture ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySchool |
Bourton-on-the-Water
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
|
| hasReligiousBuilding | St Lawrence Church, Bourton-on-the-Water ⓘ |
| hasSecondarySchool | The Cotswold School ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Birdland Park and Gardens
ⓘ
Cotswold Motoring Museum ⓘ Dragonfly Maze ⓘ Greystones Farm Nature Reserve ⓘ Model Village (Bourton-on-the-Water) ⓘ |
| hasTransport | bus services to Cheltenham and other Cotswold towns ⓘ |
| hasWalkingRoute |
Cotswold Way
ⓘ
surface form:
Cotswold Way (nearby access)
|
| knownFor |
low stone bridges over the River Windrush
ⓘ
traditional Cotswold architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cotswolds
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fosse Way ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Cheltenham
ⓘ
Stow-on-the-Wold ⓘ |
| nickname | Venice of the Cotswolds ⓘ |
| osGridReference | SP167209 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency |
Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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surface form:
The Cotswolds
|
| postcodeArea | GL ⓘ |
| postcodeDistrict | GL54 ⓘ |
| postTown | Cheltenham ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| river | River Windrush ⓘ |
| touristDestination | popular day-trip location in the Cotswolds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bourton-on-the-Water Description of subject: Bourton-on-the-Water is a picturesque English village in Gloucestershire famed for its low stone bridges over the River Windrush and traditional Cotswold architecture.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary School
this entity surface form:
Bourton-on-the-Water Parish Council