Wells Cathedral
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Wells Cathedral is a renowned medieval Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, celebrated for its early English Gothic architecture and distinctive west front adorned with hundreds of sculpted figures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wells Cathedral canonical | 39 |
| Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew, Wells | 1 |
| Wells Cathedral (within Wells) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T991895 — 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: Wells Cathedral Context triple: [Diocese of Bath and Wells, cathedral, Wells Cathedral]
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A.
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Bristol, England, renowned for its Gothic architecture and origins dating back to the 12th century.
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B.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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C.
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Winchester, renowned for its vast Gothic architecture and status as one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
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D.
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is a renowned early English Gothic cathedral in Wiltshire, England, best known for its soaring spire and housing one of the best-preserved original copies of the Magna Carta.
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E.
Bern Minster
Bern Minster is a towering late-Gothic cathedral in Switzerland’s capital, renowned for its intricate architecture and status as the country’s largest church.
- 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: Wells Cathedral Target entity description: Wells Cathedral is a renowned medieval Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, celebrated for its early English Gothic architecture and distinctive west front adorned with hundreds of sculpted figures.
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A.
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Bristol, England, renowned for its Gothic architecture and origins dating back to the 12th century.
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B.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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C.
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Winchester, renowned for its vast Gothic architecture and status as one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
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D.
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is a renowned early English Gothic cathedral in Wiltshire, England, best known for its soaring spire and housing one of the best-preserved original copies of the Magna Carta.
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E.
Bern Minster
Bern Minster is a towering late-Gothic cathedral in Switzerland’s capital, renowned for its intricate architecture and status as the country’s largest church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican cathedral
ⓘ
Church of England church ⓘ Grade I listed building ⓘ medieval cathedral ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Early English Gothic
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bishop Jocelin of Wells
ⓘ
Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| churchmanship |
Anglican
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
|
| completionYear | c. 1490 ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1239 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1175 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St Andrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Andrew
|
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| foundedAsCathedral | 12th century ⓘ |
| function | seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dean and Chapter of Wells ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | central tower with bells ⓘ |
| hasChoir | cathedral choir ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Lady Chapel
ⓘ
central tower ⓘ chapter house ⓘ choir ⓘ cloisters ⓘ medieval clock on the north transept ⓘ nave ⓘ scissor arches ⓘ strainer arches ⓘ transepts ⓘ west front ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Early English Gothic architecture
ⓘ
medieval astronomical clock ⓘ scissor arches in the nave ⓘ west front with hundreds of sculpted figures ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Anglican ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Anglican worship and ceremonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Somerset
ⓘ
South West England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
Wells ⓘ
linked to:
Wells, Somerset
|
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| predecessorBuilding | earlier Saxon church at Wells ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major visitor attraction in Somerset ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wells Cathedral Description of subject: Wells Cathedral is a renowned medieval Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, celebrated for its early English Gothic architecture and distinctive west front adorned with hundreds of sculpted figures.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wells Cathedral
linked to: Wells Cathedral
subject linked to:
Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury
subject linked to:
Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury
subject linked to:
Stourhead estate (nearby influence)
subject linked to:
Somerset, England (probable namesake)
subject linked to:
Wells constituency