Crosby
E479700
Crosby is a village on the Isle of Man known for lying along the famous Snaefell Mountain Course used in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crosby canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4920474 — 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: Crosby Context triple: [Snaefell Mountain Course, passesThrough, Crosby]
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A.
Crosby
Crosby is a coastal town in Merseyside, England, known for its sandy beaches and Antony Gormley’s "Another Place" sculpture installation.
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B.
Crosby
Crosby is a surname of English and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in entertainment, sports, and public life.
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C.
Paul Crosby
Paul Crosby is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the multi-platinum band Saliva.
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D.
Lemieux
Lemieux is a former village in eastern Ontario, Canada, known for being abandoned and relocated in the 1990s due to severe landslide risk along the South Nation River.
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E.
Crosby Braverman
Crosby Braverman is a charming, free-spirited music producer and one of the Braverman siblings on the television drama series "Parenthood."
- 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: Crosby Target entity description: Crosby is a village on the Isle of Man known for lying along the famous Snaefell Mountain Course used in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
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A.
Crosby
Crosby is a coastal town in Merseyside, England, known for its sandy beaches and Antony Gormley’s "Another Place" sculpture installation.
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B.
Crosby
Crosby is a surname of English and Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in entertainment, sports, and public life.
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C.
Paul Crosby
Paul Crosby is an American rock drummer best known for his work with the multi-platinum band Saliva.
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D.
Lemieux
Lemieux is a former village in eastern Ontario, Canada, known for being abandoned and relocated in the 1990s due to severe landslide risk along the South Nation River.
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E.
Crosby Braverman
Crosby Braverman is a charming, free-spirited music producer and one of the Braverman siblings on the television drama series "Parenthood."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
|
| formerRailwayLine | Douglas to Peel line ⓘ |
| governedBy | Marown Parish Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
Crosby Primary School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
public house ⓘ |
| hasFeature | roadside settlement pattern ⓘ |
| hasFormerRailwayStation | Crosby railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | rural surroundings ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Manx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHill |
Greeba Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slieau Ruy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Douglas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glen Vine NERFINISHED ⓘ Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWatercourse | River Dhoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
passage of Isle of Man TT races
ⓘ
passage of Manx Grand Prix races ⓘ |
| hasPostalArea | IM ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicHouse | The Crosby Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRaceCourseMilepost | approximately 5-mile mark of Snaefell Mountain Course ⓘ |
| hasRaceSectionName |
Crosby Crossroads
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crosby village section ⓘ |
| hasRegion | central Isle of Man ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Crosby Methodist Chapel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Runius Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadJunction |
junction with B33 Old Church Road
ⓘ
junction with B35 Garth Road ⓘ |
| hasRoadNumber | A1 ⓘ |
| hasSportsFacility |
Crosby Cricket Club ground
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marown Football Club ground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport | bus services between Douglas and Peel ⓘ |
| historicalParish | Marown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesAlong | Snaefell Mountain Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | parish of Marown ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
A1 Douglas–Peel road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | House of Keys constituency of Middle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Isle of Man TT
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manx Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crosby Description of subject: Crosby is a village on the Isle of Man known for lying along the famous Snaefell Mountain Course used in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.