Diocese of Sherborne
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The Diocese of Sherborne was a historic Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern England, centered on the town of Sherborne and overseen by the Bishop of Sherborne.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diocese of Sherborne canonical | 2 |
| Diocese of Ramsbury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14831652 — 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: Diocese of Sherborne Context triple: [Bishop of Sherborne, usedIn, Diocese of Sherborne]
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A.
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese in Suffolk, England, centered on the towns of Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.
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B.
Diocese of Winchester
The Diocese of Winchester is one of the historic dioceses of the Church of England, centered on Winchester and notable for its ancient cathedral and long ecclesiastical heritage.
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C.
Diocese of Hereford
The Diocese of Hereford is a historic Church of England diocese in western England, centered on the city of Hereford and covering much of Herefordshire and parts of neighboring counties.
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D.
Diocese of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich is a Church of England diocese in eastern England, centered on the city of Norwich and covering much of the county of Norfolk and parts of Suffolk.
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E.
Diocese of Dunwich
The Diocese of Dunwich is a former medieval English bishopric that served as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Church of 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: Diocese of Sherborne Target entity description: The Diocese of Sherborne was a historic Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastical jurisdiction in southwestern England, centered on the town of Sherborne and overseen by the Bishop of Sherborne.
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A.
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese in Suffolk, England, centered on the towns of Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich.
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B.
Diocese of Winchester
The Diocese of Winchester is one of the historic dioceses of the Church of England, centered on Winchester and notable for its ancient cathedral and long ecclesiastical heritage.
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C.
Diocese of Hereford
The Diocese of Hereford is a historic Church of England diocese in western England, centered on the city of Hereford and covering much of Herefordshire and parts of neighboring counties.
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D.
Diocese of Norwich
The Diocese of Norwich is a Church of England diocese in eastern England, centered on the city of Norwich and covering much of the county of Norfolk and parts of Suffolk.
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E.
Diocese of Dunwich
The Diocese of Dunwich is a former medieval English bishopric that served as a suffragan see within the ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Church of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.