Tavistock Goose Fair
E163969
Tavistock Goose Fair is a historic annual fair in Tavistock, Devon, featuring market stalls, livestock, and traditional entertainment that dates back several centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tavistock Goose Fair canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1433071 — 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: Tavistock Goose Fair Context triple: [Tavistock, Devon, England, hasEvent, Tavistock Goose Fair]
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A.
Paisley Fair
Paisley Fair is a historic Scottish fair traditionally held in the town of Paisley, known for its role as a major local market and social gathering.
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B.
Robin Hood Festival
The Robin Hood Festival is an annual themed event in Sherwood Forest celebrating the legendary outlaw with historical reenactments, performances, and family activities.
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C.
May Fair
May Fair was an annual springtime fair held in what is now London’s Mayfair district, known historically for its lively markets, entertainments, and eventually for being suppressed due to rowdiness.
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D.
Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival
The Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival is a traditional English celebration in West Yorkshire featuring a decorated cart of rushes pulled through the town with music, dancing, and costumed participants to mark the historic renewal of church rushes.
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E.
Renn Fayre
Renn Fayre is Reed College’s famously eccentric, student-organized spring festival known for its elaborate art, performances, and celebratory campus-wide revelry.
- 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: Tavistock Goose Fair Target entity description: Tavistock Goose Fair is a historic annual fair in Tavistock, Devon, featuring market stalls, livestock, and traditional entertainment that dates back several centuries.
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A.
Paisley Fair
Paisley Fair is a historic Scottish fair traditionally held in the town of Paisley, known for its role as a major local market and social gathering.
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B.
Robin Hood Festival
The Robin Hood Festival is an annual themed event in Sherwood Forest celebrating the legendary outlaw with historical reenactments, performances, and family activities.
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C.
May Fair
May Fair was an annual springtime fair held in what is now London’s Mayfair district, known historically for its lively markets, entertainments, and eventually for being suppressed due to rowdiness.
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D.
Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival
The Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival is a traditional English celebration in West Yorkshire featuring a decorated cart of rushes pulled through the town with music, dancing, and costumed participants to mark the historic renewal of church rushes.
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E.
Renn Fayre
Renn Fayre is Reed College’s famously eccentric, student-organized spring festival known for its elaborate art, performances, and celebratory campus-wide revelry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual fair
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ traditional event ⓘ |
| associatedWith | West Devon ⓘ |
| attracts |
local visitors
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| category |
Culture in Devon
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Fairs in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Devon ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| frequency | yearly ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
food vendors
ⓘ
funfair rides ⓘ live entertainment ⓘ street stalls ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAge | several centuries old ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
annual
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historic ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn |
Tavistock
ⓘ
local businesses ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
livestock
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market stalls ⓘ traditional entertainment ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | local tradition ⓘ |
| involves | goose trading ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
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England ⓘ Tavistock ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Tavistock Town Council ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn |
Tavistock
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surface form:
Tavistock town centre
streets of Tavistock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tavistock Goose Fair Description of subject: Tavistock Goose Fair is a historic annual fair in Tavistock, Devon, featuring market stalls, livestock, and traditional entertainment that dates back several centuries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.