Throckmorton’s Neck

E302493

historical place name peninsula

Throckmorton’s Neck is the historical name for the New York City peninsula now known as Throggs Neck in the Bronx.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pell's Point	1
Throckmorton’s Neck canonical	1
Throgmorton’s Neck	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2809979 — 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: Throckmorton’s Neck
Context triple: [Throggs Neck, historicalName, Throckmorton’s Neck]

A. Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
B. Shippan Point
Shippan Point is a coastal residential neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, known for its waterfront properties and views of Long Island Sound.
C. Winfrey Point
Winfrey Point is a scenic recreational area and popular event spot located along the eastern shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.
D. Darlington Point
Darlington Point is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
E. Rum Point
Rum Point is a laid-back beach area on Grand Cayman known for its clear shallow waters, beach bars, and relaxed island atmosphere.
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: Throckmorton’s Neck
Target entity description: Throckmorton’s Neck is the historical name for the New York City peninsula now known as Throggs Neck in the Bronx.

A. Falmouth Neck
Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.
B. Shippan Point
Shippan Point is a coastal residential neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut, known for its waterfront properties and views of Long Island Sound.
C. Winfrey Point
Winfrey Point is a scenic recreational area and popular event spot located along the eastern shore of White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas.
D. Darlington Point
Darlington Point is a small rural town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and known for its agricultural surroundings.
E. Rum Point
Rum Point is a laid-back beach area on Grand Cayman known for its clear shallow waters, beach bars, and relaxed island atmosphere.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (20)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical place name ⓘ peninsula ⓘ
borderedBy	East River ⓘ Long Island Sound ⓘ
geographicFeatureType	coastal peninsula ⓘ
hasModernName	Throggs Neck ⓘ Throgs Neck ⓘ linked to: Throggs Neck
hasVariantSpelling	Throgmorton’s Neck ⓘ linked to: Throckmorton’s Neck
historicalNameOf	Throggs Neck ⓘ
historicalRegionOf	New Netherland ⓘ colonial New York ⓘ
locatedIn	New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
namedAfter	John Throckmorton ⓘ
partOf	Northeastern United States ⓘ mainland Bronx ⓘ
replacedBy	Throggs Neck ⓘ
usedIn	colonial era ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Throggs Neck → historicalName → Throckmorton’s Neck ⓘ

Battle of Pell's Point → location → Pell's Point ⓘ

linked to: Throckmorton’s Neck

Throckmorton’s Neck → hasVariantSpelling → Throgmorton’s Neck ⓘ