Greyfriars, Newgate, London
E67104
Greyfriars, Newgate, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan friary and church in the City of London, later dissolved during the Reformation and largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greyfriars, Newgate, London canonical | 3 |
| Greyfriars, London | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537809 — 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: Greyfriars, Newgate, London Context triple: [Thomas Malory, burialPlace, Greyfriars, Newgate, London]
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A.
Pentonville
Pentonville is a district in North London, England, historically known as a 19th-century residential and industrial area associated with notable figures and institutions.
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B.
King's Bench Walk
King's Bench Walk is a historic row of barristers’ chambers and legal buildings within London’s Inns of Court, closely associated with the English legal profession.
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C.
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London is a historic Anglican church in central London known for its 18th-century architecture and notable burials.
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D.
Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh
Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a historic churchyard on the Royal Mile, best known as the burial place of economist and philosopher Adam Smith.
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E.
Highgate Cemetery, London
Highgate Cemetery in London is a historic Victorian burial ground renowned for its elaborate funerary architecture, atmospheric wooded setting, and as the resting place of many notable figures.
- 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: Greyfriars, Newgate, London Target entity description: Greyfriars, Newgate, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan friary and church in the City of London, later dissolved during the Reformation and largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
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A.
Pentonville
Pentonville is a district in North London, England, historically known as a 19th-century residential and industrial area associated with notable figures and institutions.
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B.
King's Bench Walk
King's Bench Walk is a historic row of barristers’ chambers and legal buildings within London’s Inns of Court, closely associated with the English legal profession.
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C.
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London
St Giles-in-the-Fields, London is a historic Anglican church in central London known for its 18th-century architecture and notable burials.
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D.
Canongate Kirkyard, Edinburgh
Canongate Kirkyard in Edinburgh is a historic churchyard on the Royal Mile, best known as the burial place of economist and philosopher Adam Smith.
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E.
Highgate Cemetery, London
Highgate Cemetery in London is a historic Victorian burial ground renowned for its elaborate funerary architecture, atmospheric wooded setting, and as the resting place of many notable figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan friary
ⓘ
medieval church ⓘ religious house ⓘ |
| afterDissolutionUse |
Anglican church
ⓘ
parish church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan movement in England
ⓘ
medieval London ⓘ |
| category |
Destroyed churches in London
ⓘ
Former churches in the City of London ⓘ Franciscan monasteries in England ⓘ Monasteries in London ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| destroyedIn | Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| destroyedInYear | 1666 ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring |
English Reformation Parliament era
ⓘ
surface form:
English Reformation
|
| dissolvedUnder | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Franciscan friars
ⓘ
Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Friars Minor
|
| hasFunction |
burial place
ⓘ
church ⓘ friary ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | former religious site ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Greyfriars, Newgate, London self-link ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval monastic house ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Newgate Prison
ⓘ
surface form:
Newgate
|
| locatedWithinCityWall | London city wall near Newgate ⓘ |
| medievalStatus | prominent friary in London ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grey Friars ⓘ |
| partiallyDestroyedIn | Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval monastic network in London ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationBeforeReformation | Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Franciscan Order
ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscans
Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Friars Minor
|
| significantEvent |
Dissolution of the Monasteries
ⓘ
Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ preaching ⓘ religious worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greyfriars, Newgate, London Description of subject: Greyfriars, Newgate, London was a prominent medieval Franciscan friary and church in the City of London, later dissolved during the Reformation and largely destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Greyfriars, London