Newtown, Powys
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Newtown, Powys is a market town in mid Wales situated on the River Severn, known historically for its textile industry and as one of the largest towns in the county of Powys.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newtown, Powys canonical | 5 |
| Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales | 2 |
| Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046440 — 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: Newtown, Powys Context triple: [A470 road, passesThrough, Newtown, Powys]
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A.
Newport, Shropshire
Newport, Shropshire is a historic market town in England known for its traditional high street, canalside setting, and proximity to both rural Shropshire and the West Midlands.
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B.
Newtownards
Newtownards is a market town in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated near the northern shore of Strangford Lough and known for its historic square and surrounding rural landscape.
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C.
Treorchy
Treorchy is a former coal-mining town and community in the Rhondda Fawr valley of South Wales, known for its cultural heritage and male voice choir.
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D.
Caldicot
Caldicot is a town in Monmouthshire, South Wales, known for its medieval castle and proximity to the Severn Estuary.
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E.
Poynton
Poynton is a town in Cheshire, England, known for its former coal mining industry and distinctive shared-space central junction.
- 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: Newtown, Powys Target entity description: Newtown, Powys is a market town in mid Wales situated on the River Severn, known historically for its textile industry and as one of the largest towns in the county of Powys.
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A.
Newport, Shropshire
Newport, Shropshire is a historic market town in England known for its traditional high street, canalside setting, and proximity to both rural Shropshire and the West Midlands.
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B.
Newtownards
Newtownards is a market town in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated near the northern shore of Strangford Lough and known for its historic square and surrounding rural landscape.
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C.
Treorchy
Treorchy is a former coal-mining town and community in the Rhondda Fawr valley of South Wales, known for its cultural heritage and male voice choir.
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D.
Caldicot
Caldicot is a town in Monmouthshire, South Wales, known for its medieval castle and proximity to the Severn Estuary.
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E.
Poynton
Poynton is a town in Cheshire, England, known for its former coal mining industry and distinctive shared-space central junction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
market town
ⓘ
town in Wales ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Powys
ⓘ
surface form:
Powys County
|
| ceremonialCounty | Powys ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| governingBody | Powys County Council ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Market towns in Wales
ⓘ
Populated places on the River Severn ⓘ Towns in Powys ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 01686 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
light industry
ⓘ
retail ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
industrial estates
ⓘ
residential suburbs ⓘ town centre with market facilities ⓘ |
| hasFunction | market centre for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| hasLocalCouncil | Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Llanfair Caereinion
ⓘ
Llanidloes ⓘ Welshpool ⓘ |
| hasOSGridReference | SO0891 ⓘ |
| hasParish |
Newtown, Powys
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
|
| hasPostcodeArea | SY ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | SY16 ⓘ |
| hasPostTown |
Newtown
ⓘ
surface form:
NEWTOWN
|
| hasRiver |
Severn
ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn
|
| hasRiverFeature | valley of the River Severn ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | urban area ⓘ |
| hasTransport | railway station ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
textile industry
ⓘ
woollen industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the largest towns in Powys
ⓘ
textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mid Wales
ⓘ
Powys ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | historic county of Montgomeryshire ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Severn
ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn
|
| locatedWestOf | English border ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Powys County Council ⓘ
surface form:
county of Powys
|
| railwayLine | Cambrian Line ⓘ |
| region | Wales ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Newtown, Powys Description of subject: Newtown, Powys is a market town in mid Wales situated on the River Severn, known historically for its textile industry and as one of the largest towns in the county of Powys.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
this entity surface form:
Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales
this entity surface form:
Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales