Lichfield Cathedral

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Anglican cathedral Grade I listed building medieval cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral is a historic medieval Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, England, renowned for its three spires and richly decorated Gothic architecture.

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Label	Occurrences
Lichfield Cathedral canonical	35
Lichfield Cathedral west front	1
The Close, Lichfield Cathedral	1
cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T445444 — 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: Lichfield Cathedral
Context triple: [Lichfield, hasLandmark, Lichfield Cathedral]

A. Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral is a historic English Gothic cathedral in Gloucester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as a prominent site of religious and cultural heritage.
B. Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Cathedral is a historic English church in Coventry, renowned both for its medieval ruins destroyed in World War II and its striking modernist replacement symbolizing reconciliation and peace.
C. Derby Cathedral
Derby Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral and historic landmark in the city of Derby, notable for its distinctive tower and role as the seat of the Bishop of Derby.
D. Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as the burial place of King John.
E. Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Church of England cathedral and prominent landmark located in the heart of Manchester.
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: Lichfield Cathedral
Target entity description: Lichfield Cathedral is a historic medieval Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, England, renowned for its three spires and richly decorated Gothic architecture.

A. Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral is a historic English Gothic cathedral in Gloucester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as a prominent site of religious and cultural heritage.
B. Coventry Cathedral
Coventry Cathedral is a historic English church in Coventry, renowned both for its medieval ruins destroyed in World War II and its striking modernist replacement symbolizing reconciliation and peace.
C. Derby Cathedral
Derby Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral and historic landmark in the city of Derby, notable for its distinctive tower and role as the seat of the Bishop of Derby.
D. Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England, renowned for its medieval architecture and as the burial place of King John.
E. Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Church of England cathedral and prominent landmark located in the heart of Manchester.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican cathedral ⓘ Grade I listed building ⓘ medieval cathedral ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Decorated Gothic ⓘ Gothic ⓘ Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ
category	Cathedrals in the West Midlands ⓘ Church of England cathedrals ⓘ Gothic cathedrals in England ⓘ
clergyTitle	Bishop of Lichfield ⓘ Dean of Lichfield ⓘ
completedIn	14th century ⓘ
constructionStart	12th century ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
damagedDuring	English Civil War ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Chad ⓘ surface form: St Chad St Mary ⓘ
denomination	Anglicanism ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of Lichfield ⓘ
foundedAs	Lichfield Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield
function	place of Christian worship ⓘ seat of the Bishop of Lichfield ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
hasChoir	cathedral choir ⓘ
hasFeature	Chapter House ⓘ close and precinct ⓘ extensive medieval sculpture ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
hasPart	Lady Chapel ⓘ choir ⓘ nave ⓘ three spires ⓘ transepts ⓘ west front ⓘ
hasRelic	Saint Chad ⓘ surface form: relics of St Chad (historically)
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed ⓘ
knownFor	Gothic architecture ⓘ richly decorated façade ⓘ three spires ⓘ
locatedIn	Lichfield ⓘ Staffordshire ⓘ
locatedNear	Lichfield city centre conservation area ⓘ surface form: Lichfield city centre
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	only medieval English cathedral with three spires ⓘ
province	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
rebuiltIn	13th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of England ⓘ

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Referenced by (38)

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

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England → hasLandmark → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: Lichfield

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England → knownFor → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: Lichfield

Anna Seward → residence → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Close, Lichfield Cathedral

Anna Seward → burialPlace → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Diocese of Lichfield → cathedral → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Diocese of Lichfield → usesCathedralAsMotherChurch → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Saint Chad → associatedWith → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Saint Chad → burialPlace → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Minster Pool → hasView → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Minster Pool → adjacentTo → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield City railway station → nearbyLandmark → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield Festival → hasVenue → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield Festival → significantVenue → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield Cathedral → foundedAs → Lichfield Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: cathedral of the Diocese of Lichfield

Decorated Gothic → notableExample → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lichfield Cathedral west front

Lichfield City Council → locatedNear → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Erasmus Darwin House → hasView → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Swan of Lichfield → burialPlace → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

subject surface form: Anna Seward

cathedrals of the Church of England → hasPart → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Thomas Seward → placeOfWork → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Thomas Seward → placeOfBurial → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield → hasLandmark → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield → hasReligiousBuilding → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Province of Lichfield → hasMetropolitanSee → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Arms of the Diocese of Lichfield → usedIn → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Arms of the Diocese of Lichfield → seeAlso → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey → burialPlace → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

George Augustus Selwyn → burialPlace → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Archbishop of Lichfield → cathedral → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Bishop of Lichfield → cathedral → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Dam Street → near → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield city centre conservation area → hasFeature → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Lichfield Cathedral Close → surrounds → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Dean of Lichfield → cathedral → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Dean of Lichfield → officeHolderOf → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Dean of Lichfield → appliesToJurisdiction → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Dean of Lichfield → seat → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

Beacon Park → hasProximityTo → Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ

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