Alford Windmill
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Alford Windmill is a historic, fully restored five-sailed windmill and popular heritage attraction located in the market town of Alford in Lincolnshire, England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alford Windmill canonical | 2 |
| Alford Five-Sailed Windmill | 1 |
| Heckington Windmill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5164565 — 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: Alford Windmill Context triple: [Alford, Lincolnshire, England, hasLandmark, Alford Windmill]
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A.
Parbold Windmill
Parbold Windmill is a historic 18th-century stone tower windmill in Parbold, Lancashire, now a prominent local landmark and converted building.
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B.
Turville Windmill
Turville Windmill is a historic, picturesque windmill in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire, often noted for its appearances in British film and television.
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C.
Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge Windmill is a historic early-18th-century tower mill on the Isle of Wight, England, preserved as a landmark and visitor attraction.
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D.
Wimbledon Windmill
Wimbledon Windmill is a historic 19th-century windmill and museum located on Wimbledon Common in southwest London.
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E.
Denver Windmill
Denver Windmill is a historic tower windmill in the village of Denver, Norfolk, known as a prominent local landmark and heritage attraction.
- 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: Alford Windmill Target entity description: Alford Windmill is a historic, fully restored five-sailed windmill and popular heritage attraction located in the market town of Alford in Lincolnshire, England.
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A.
Parbold Windmill
Parbold Windmill is a historic 18th-century stone tower windmill in Parbold, Lancashire, now a prominent local landmark and converted building.
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B.
Turville Windmill
Turville Windmill is a historic, picturesque windmill in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire, often noted for its appearances in British film and television.
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C.
Bembridge Windmill
Bembridge Windmill is a historic early-18th-century tower mill on the Isle of Wight, England, preserved as a landmark and visitor attraction.
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D.
Wimbledon Windmill
Wimbledon Windmill is a historic 19th-century windmill and museum located on Wimbledon Common in southwest London.
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E.
Denver Windmill
Denver Windmill is a historic tower windmill in the village of Denver, Norfolk, known as a prominent local landmark and heritage attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
tower mill ⓘ windmill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century industrial vernacular ⓘ |
| builtFor | John Oxley ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1837 ⓘ |
| conservation | maintained as working historic mill ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingBody | local trust or community group ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Alford Five-Sailed Windmill
ⓘ
linked to:
Alford Windmill
|
| hasCategory |
Grade II* listed windmills in England
ⓘ
Industrial heritage sites in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Lincolnshire ⓘ Windmills in Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fantail
ⓘ
stage around the tower ⓘ white onion-shaped cap ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
grain bins
ⓘ
hoist mechanism ⓘ millstones ⓘ wooden gearing ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding Lincolnshire countryside ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic England ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | market town of Alford ⓘ |
| location | Alford, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near |
Lincolnshire Wolds area
ⓘ
linked to:
Lincolnshire Wolds
|
| numberOfSails | 5 ⓘ |
| offers |
flour for sale
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ heritage education activities ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | wind power ⓘ |
| partOf | Alford’s historic townscape ⓘ |
| powerSource | wind-driven sails ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | corn milling ⓘ |
| region | Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| sailType | patent sails ⓘ |
| significance | one of the few remaining working five-sailed mills in the UK ⓘ |
| status | fully restored ⓘ |
| storeys | 5 ⓘ |
| usedAs | educational resource on traditional milling ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grinding grain
ⓘ
producing flour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alford Windmill Description of subject: Alford Windmill is a historic, fully restored five-sailed windmill and popular heritage attraction located in the market town of Alford in Lincolnshire, England.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alford Windmill
linked to: Alford Windmill