London Wall
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London Wall was the defensive Roman and medieval wall that once surrounded the City of London, remnants of which still stand and influence the layout of the modern financial district.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London Wall canonical | 7 |
| City of London walls | 1 |
| London Wall (remains) | 1 |
| London Wall perimeter | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2494223 — 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: London Wall Context triple: [Tower of All Hallows, London Wall, locatedOnOrNear, London Wall]
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A.
London Bridge
London Bridge is a historic and frequently rebuilt crossing in central London that spans the River Thames, linking the City of London with Southwark.
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B.
Oxford city walls
The Oxford city walls are the medieval defensive fortifications that once enclosed and protected the historic center of Oxford, England.
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C.
London Towers
London Towers was a professional basketball team based in London that competed in the British Basketball League.
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D.
London Bridge Tower
London Bridge Tower, better known as The Shard, is a landmark glass skyscraper in London and one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
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E.
King’s Gate
King’s Gate is a monumental Late Bronze Age city gate at the Hittite capital of Hattusa, notable for its massive stone walls and relief of a warrior figure.
- 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: London Wall Target entity description: London Wall was the defensive Roman and medieval wall that once surrounded the City of London, remnants of which still stand and influence the layout of the modern financial district.
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A.
London Bridge
London Bridge is a historic and frequently rebuilt crossing in central London that spans the River Thames, linking the City of London with Southwark.
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B.
Oxford city walls
The Oxford city walls are the medieval defensive fortifications that once enclosed and protected the historic center of Oxford, England.
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C.
London Towers
London Towers was a professional basketball team based in London that competed in the British Basketball League.
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D.
London Bridge Tower
London Bridge Tower, better known as The Shard, is a landmark glass skyscraper in London and one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
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E.
King’s Gate
King’s Gate is a monumental Late Bronze Age city gate at the Hittite capital of Hattusa, notable for its massive stone walls and relief of a warrior figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city wall
ⓘ
defensive wall ⓘ medieval fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith | London Wall road ⓘ |
| builtBy | Romans ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | post-medieval period ⓘ |
| enclosedArea | about 133 hectares ⓘ |
| follows | approximate line of the northern boundary of the City of London ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
ditch ⓘ gates ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hadGate |
Aldersgate
ⓘ
Aldgate ⓘ Bishopsgate ⓘ Cripplegate ⓘ Ludgate Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Ludgate
Moorgate ⓘ Newgate Prison ⓘ
surface form:
Newgate
|
| height | up to about 6 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed structure
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Roman Britain
ⓘ
medieval England ⓘ |
| influences |
layout of the modern financial district of London
ⓘ
street layout of the City of London ⓘ |
| length | about 3.2 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
lime mortar
ⓘ
ragstone ⓘ tile ⓘ |
| medievalReconstruction | sections repaired and heightened in the medieval period ⓘ |
| originalCityName | Londinium ⓘ |
| partiallyDemolishedFor |
building development
ⓘ
new streets ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ |
| partOf | defences of Londinium ⓘ |
| protectiveFunction | defence against external attack ⓘ |
| remainsVisibleAt |
Barbican
ⓘ
Museum of London vicinity ⓘ Tower Hill ⓘ near St Alphage London Wall ⓘ |
| roadNamedAfter |
London Wall (road)
ⓘ
surface form:
London Wall (street in the City of London)
|
| surrounded | City of London ⓘ |
| thickness | about 2.5 to 3 metres ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: London Wall Description of subject: London Wall was the defensive Roman and medieval wall that once surrounded the City of London, remnants of which still stand and influence the layout of the modern financial district.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City of London walls
this entity surface form:
London Wall perimeter
subject surface form:
All Hallows, London Wall
subject surface form:
St Botolph’s Bishopsgate
this entity surface form:
London Wall (remains)