Madingley Road, Cambridge
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Madingley Road, Cambridge is a major thoroughfare on the northwest side of Cambridge, England, known for hosting several academic and research institutions associated with the University of Cambridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Madingley Road, Cambridge canonical | 2 |
| High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4568341 — 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: Madingley Road, Cambridge Context triple: [Kavli Institute for Cosmology, campusLocation, Madingley Road, Cambridge]
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A.
Newnham Road, Cambridge
Newnham Road, Cambridge is a main thoroughfare running along the River Cam on the southwest side of Cambridge, connecting the city centre with the Newnham area.
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B.
West Road, Cambridge
West Road in Cambridge is a street in the university area known for housing major academic and cultural institutions, including the Cambridge University Library.
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C.
Queens’ Road, Cambridge
Queens’ Road, Cambridge is a major tree-lined thoroughfare on the west side of Cambridge, running alongside the Backs and several historic colleges.
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D.
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge is a major arterial road in northwest Cambridge, England, known for connecting the city centre with the village of Girton and hosting several University of Cambridge colleges and institutions along its route.
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E.
Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge is a street in Cambridge, England, best known for forming part of the university’s Sidgwick Site, which houses several arts and humanities faculties.
- 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: Madingley Road, Cambridge Target entity description: Madingley Road, Cambridge is a major thoroughfare on the northwest side of Cambridge, England, known for hosting several academic and research institutions associated with the University of Cambridge.
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A.
Newnham Road, Cambridge
Newnham Road, Cambridge is a main thoroughfare running along the River Cam on the southwest side of Cambridge, connecting the city centre with the Newnham area.
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B.
West Road, Cambridge
West Road in Cambridge is a street in the university area known for housing major academic and cultural institutions, including the Cambridge University Library.
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C.
Queens’ Road, Cambridge
Queens’ Road, Cambridge is a major tree-lined thoroughfare on the west side of Cambridge, running alongside the Backs and several historic colleges.
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D.
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge is a major arterial road in northwest Cambridge, England, known for connecting the city centre with the village of Girton and hosting several University of Cambridge colleges and institutions along its route.
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E.
Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge
Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge is a street in Cambridge, England, best known for forming part of the university’s Sidgwick Site, which houses several arts and humanities faculties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road
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street in Cambridge ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
University of Cambridge West Cambridge campus
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linked to:
Cambridge campus
West Cambridge site ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
A1303
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M11 motorway (via junction 13) ⓘ
linked to:
M11 motorway (nearby)
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| direction | runs roughly east–west ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | junction with Northampton Street and Queen’s Road area ⓘ |
| function | major radial route into Cambridge from the west ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Cambridge City Council (urban sections)
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linked to:
Cambridge City Council
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| hasFeature |
cycle lanes on parts of the route
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tree-lined sections ⓘ |
| hosts |
British Antarctic Survey headquarters (nearby on Madingley Road area)
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linked to:
British Antarctic Survey
Cambridge Computer Laboratory (West Cambridge site vicinity) ⓘ Cambridge Observatory site ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge Observatory
Cambridge University Veterinary School (West Cambridge site vicinity) ⓘ Cavendish Laboratory (West Cambridge site) ⓘ
linked to:
Cavendish Laboratory
Churchill College, Cambridge ⓘ Department of Engineering facilities (West Cambridge site) ⓘ Department of Physics, University of Cambridge (West Cambridge site) ⓘ Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge ⓘ Kavli Institute for Cosmology, Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Kavli Institute for Cosmology
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge (nearby access) ⓘ
linked to:
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
Microsoft Research Cambridge (West Cambridge area) ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Research Cambridge
Schlumberger Gould Research Centre ⓘ Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Whittle Laboratory
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| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge, England
Cambridgeshire ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridgeshire, England
East of England ⓘ England ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local highway authority for Cambridgeshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Madingley village ⓘ |
| near |
American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley (via connecting roads)
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linked to:
Cambridge American Cemetery
Coton Countryside Reserve access ⓘ Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge ⓘ Girton College approach roads ⓘ Madingley village ⓘ Murray Edwards College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| notableFor |
academic institutions
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research institutes ⓘ technology companies ⓘ |
| partOf |
City of Cambridge road network
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linked to:
Cambridge road network
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| roadNumber | part of A1303 ⓘ |
| servedBy | local bus routes between Cambridge and surrounding villages ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | village of Madingley vicinity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madingley Road, Cambridge Description of subject: Madingley Road, Cambridge is a major thoroughfare on the northwest side of Cambridge, England, known for hosting several academic and research institutions associated with the University of Cambridge.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Madingley Road, Cambridge
Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge
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locatedNear
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Madingley Road, Cambridge
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