ceremonial county of Powys
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The ceremonial county of Powys is a large, predominantly rural county in mid-Wales known for its market towns, rolling hills, and significant stretches of the Welsh borderlands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ceremonial county of Powys canonical | 4 |
| county of Powys | 2 |
| preserved county of Powys | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17446167 — 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: ceremonial county of Powys Context triple: [Welshpool Town Council area, fallsWithin, ceremonial county of Powys]
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A.
ceremonial county of Dyfed
The ceremonial county of Dyfed is an area in southwest Wales used for lieutenancy and ceremonial purposes, encompassing the preserved counties of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion.
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B.
ceremonial county of Herefordshire
The ceremonial county of Herefordshire is a largely rural county in the West Midlands of England, known for its agriculture, historic market towns, and the cathedral city of Hereford.
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C.
ceremonial county of Shropshire
The ceremonial county of Shropshire is a largely rural county in the West Midlands of England, known for its historic market towns, rolling countryside, and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution at Ironbridge Gorge.
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D.
ceremonial county of Staffordshire
The ceremonial county of Staffordshire is an area in the West Midlands of England that encompasses the historic county of Staffordshire for purposes such as lieutenancy and local identity.
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E.
ceremonial county of Devon
The ceremonial county of Devon is a historic and largely rural county in South West England, known for its rugged coastlines, national parks such as Dartmoor and Exmoor, and popular seaside resorts.
- 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: ceremonial county of Powys Target entity description: The ceremonial county of Powys is a large, predominantly rural county in mid-Wales known for its market towns, rolling hills, and significant stretches of the Welsh borderlands.
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A.
ceremonial county of Dyfed
The ceremonial county of Dyfed is an area in southwest Wales used for lieutenancy and ceremonial purposes, encompassing the preserved counties of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion.
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B.
ceremonial county of Herefordshire
The ceremonial county of Herefordshire is a largely rural county in the West Midlands of England, known for its agriculture, historic market towns, and the cathedral city of Hereford.
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C.
ceremonial county of Shropshire
The ceremonial county of Shropshire is a largely rural county in the West Midlands of England, known for its historic market towns, rolling countryside, and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution at Ironbridge Gorge.
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D.
ceremonial county of Staffordshire
The ceremonial county of Staffordshire is an area in the West Midlands of England that encompasses the historic county of Staffordshire for purposes such as lieutenancy and local identity.
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E.
ceremonial county of Devon
The ceremonial county of Devon is a historic and largely rural county in South West England, known for its rugged coastlines, national parks such as Dartmoor and Exmoor, and popular seaside resorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ceremonial county of Powys
linked to: ceremonial county of Powys
linked to: ceremonial county of Powys