New Town

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historic district planned district urban district

New Town is a historic 18th- and 19th-century planned district in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for its Georgian architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
New Town, Edinburgh	31
Edinburgh New Town	9
New Town canonical	5
New Town of Edinburgh	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2403296 — 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: New Town
Context triple: [City of Edinburgh council area, contains, New Town]

A. New Town
New Town is a rapidly developing planned satellite city near Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal, known for its modern infrastructure and IT hubs.
B. Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a coastal suburb of Dundee in eastern Scotland, known for its sandy beach, historic Broughty Castle, and views over the Firth of Tay.
C. New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a historic, affluent residential neighborhood in Ottawa, Canada, known for its diplomatic residences, proximity to the Governor General’s residence at Rideau Hall, and scenic location near the Rideau and Ottawa Rivers.
D. Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a post-war new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, known for its modernist planning and distinctive, often-criticized town centre architecture.
E. West End of Glasgow
The West End of Glasgow is a vibrant, affluent district known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, trendy cafes, and proximity to the University of Glasgow.
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: New Town
Target entity description: New Town is a historic 18th- and 19th-century planned district in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for its Georgian architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.

A. New Town
New Town is a rapidly developing planned satellite city near Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal, known for its modern infrastructure and IT hubs.
B. Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is a coastal suburb of Dundee in eastern Scotland, known for its sandy beach, historic Broughty Castle, and views over the Firth of Tay.
C. New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a historic, affluent residential neighborhood in Ottawa, Canada, known for its diplomatic residences, proximity to the Governor General’s residence at Rideau Hall, and scenic location near the Rideau and Ottawa Rivers.
D. Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a post-war new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, known for its modernist planning and distinctive, often-criticized town centre architecture.
E. West End of Glasgow
The West End of Glasgow is a vibrant, affluent district known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, trendy cafes, and proximity to the University of Glasgow.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ planned district ⓘ urban district ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Georgian architecture ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
borders	Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
constructionStart	1760s ⓘ
containsResidenceOf	First Minister of Scotland ⓘ
coordinateSystem	WGS84 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designCompetition	1766 Edinburgh New Town competition ⓘ
designedBy	James Craig ⓘ
governingBody	City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ
hasBuildingHeightRestriction	generally low- to mid-rise buildings ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	symbol of Scottish Enlightenment urban planning ⓘ
hasPart	Abercromby Place ⓘ Bute House ⓘ Charlotte Square ⓘ Dundas Street ⓘ George Street ⓘ Great King Street ⓘ Heriot Row ⓘ Moray Estate ⓘ Princes Street ⓘ Queen Street ⓘ Royal Circus ⓘ St Andrew Square, Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: St Andrew Square York Place ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatusReason	outstanding example of European planned city of the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ
inception	1767 ⓘ
knownFor	Georgian architecture ⓘ grid street plan ⓘ neoclassical urban planning ⓘ
locatedIn	Edinburgh ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Europe/London ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
partOf	Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Edinburgh city centre
primaryUse	mixed residential and commercial ⓘ
separatedFrom	Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens ⓘ
streetPattern	grid plan ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
typicalBuildingMaterial	sandstone ⓘ
urbanFunction	financial and commercial centre of Edinburgh ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteSince	1995 ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteWith	Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City of Edinburgh council area → contains → New Town ⓘ

Princes Street Gardens → separates → New Town ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town

Princes Street entrance → hasNearbyFeature → New Town ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edinburgh New Town

Calton Road entrance → near → New Town ⓘ