St Mary's Abbey (ruins)
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St Mary's Abbey (ruins) is the remains of a once-powerful medieval Benedictine monastery located in the museum gardens of York, England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Mary's Abbey (ruins) canonical | 1 |
| St Mary's Abbey ruins | 1 |
| St Mary’s Abbey ruins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7161101 — 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: St Mary's Abbey (ruins) Context triple: [York, England, hasReligiousBuilding, St Mary's Abbey (ruins)]
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A.
Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine nunnery in Essex, England, known as one of the wealthiest and most influential religious houses for women in the country.
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B.
Whalley Abbey ruins
Whalley Abbey ruins are the remains of a former Cistercian monastery in Lancashire, England, now a historic site and visitor attraction.
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C.
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic medieval monastery-turned-country house and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, known as one of the best-preserved monastic sites in southwest England.
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D.
Abingdon Abbey
Abingdon Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, that became an important religious, cultural, and educational center in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods.
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E.
Beauchief Abbey
Beauchief Abbey is a former medieval monastic house in Sheffield, England, now a historic ruin and church site set within parkland.
- 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: St Mary's Abbey (ruins) Target entity description: St Mary's Abbey (ruins) is the remains of a once-powerful medieval Benedictine monastery located in the museum gardens of York, England.
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A.
Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey was a prominent medieval Benedictine nunnery in Essex, England, known as one of the wealthiest and most influential religious houses for women in the country.
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B.
Whalley Abbey ruins
Whalley Abbey ruins are the remains of a former Cistercian monastery in Lancashire, England, now a historic site and visitor attraction.
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C.
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic medieval monastery-turned-country house and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, known as one of the best-preserved monastic sites in southwest England.
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D.
Abingdon Abbey
Abingdon Abbey was a prominent Benedictine monastery in Oxfordshire, England, that became an important religious, cultural, and educational center in the Anglo-Saxon and medieval periods.
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E.
Beauchief Abbey
Beauchief Abbey is a former medieval monastic house in Sheffield, England, now a historic ruin and church site set within parkland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Benedictine monastery
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monastic ruins ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
York Art Gallery
NERFINISHED
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York Museum Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| dissolved | 1539 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alan Rufus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximate: 53.961°N 1.088°W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
abbey walls
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gatehouse remains ⓘ ruined nave ⓘ ruined transepts ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Museum Gardens, York NERFINISHED ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ historic centre of York ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
River Ouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York Minster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Benedictine abbey ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of York Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
York city walls and defences historic area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkshire Museum complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Benedictine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
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outdoor events ⓘ recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary's Abbey (ruins) Description of subject: St Mary's Abbey (ruins) is the remains of a once-powerful medieval Benedictine monastery located in the museum gardens of York, England.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Mary's Abbey ruins
this entity surface form:
St Mary’s Abbey ruins