Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home)
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Steventon Rectory was the rural Georgian parsonage in Hampshire where novelist Jane Austen spent most of her youth and wrote early drafts of several of her major works.
All labels observed (1)
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| Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home) Context triple: [Steventon, Hampshire, England, hasFormerBuilding, Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home)]
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A.
Jane Austen's House Museum
Jane Austen's House Museum is the preserved Hampshire cottage where the famed novelist lived and wrote several of her major works, now open to the public as a literary museum.
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B.
Jane Austen Centre
The Jane Austen Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in Bath dedicated to the life, works, and Regency-era world of the novelist Jane Austen.
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C.
Queen Charlotte’s Cottage
Queen Charlotte’s Cottage is a rustic 18th-century retreat in Kew Gardens that served as a country refuge for Queen Charlotte and the royal family.
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D.
Stephenson’s Cottage
Stephenson’s Cottage is a historic birthplace museum in Wylam, England, dedicated to railway pioneer George Stephenson.
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E.
Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich
Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich was a prominent 19th-century English preparatory school known for its rigorous classical education and notable literary and intellectual alumni.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home) Target entity description: Steventon Rectory was the rural Georgian parsonage in Hampshire where novelist Jane Austen spent most of her youth and wrote early drafts of several of her major works.
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A.
Jane Austen's House Museum
Jane Austen's House Museum is the preserved Hampshire cottage where the famed novelist lived and wrote several of her major works, now open to the public as a literary museum.
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B.
Jane Austen Centre
The Jane Austen Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in Bath dedicated to the life, works, and Regency-era world of the novelist Jane Austen.
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C.
Queen Charlotte’s Cottage
Queen Charlotte’s Cottage is a rustic 18th-century retreat in Kew Gardens that served as a country refuge for Queen Charlotte and the royal family.
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D.
Stephenson’s Cottage
Stephenson’s Cottage is a historic birthplace museum in Wylam, England, dedicated to railway pioneer George Stephenson.
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E.
Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich
Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich was a prominent 19th-century English preparatory school known for its rigorous classical education and notable literary and intellectual alumni.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former rectory
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historic literary site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austen family
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Jane Austen ⓘ |
| category |
Jane Austen locations
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former houses in Hampshire ⓘ rectories in England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
no longer standing
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site marked near Steventon ⓘ |
| demolished | yes ⓘ |
| demolishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| function |
parsonage
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rectory ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
birthplace environment of Jane Austen’s major novels
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important site in Jane Austen biography ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | rural parsonage settings in Jane Austen’s fiction ⓘ |
| JaneAustenAgeWhenLeft | 25 ⓘ |
| JaneAustenMovedOut | 1801 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampshire
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South East England ⓘ Steventon, Hampshire ⓘ
linked to:
Steventon, Hampshire, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Basingstoke ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Cassandra Austen (née Leigh)
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linked to:
Cassandra Leigh Austen
George Austen ⓘ Jane Austen ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Church of England ⓘ |
| parish | Steventon parish ⓘ |
| periodOfJaneAustenResidence | most of Jane Austen’s youth ⓘ |
| region | rural Hampshire ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglican ⓘ |
| servedAsClericalResidenceFor |
George Austen as rector
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Rector of Steventon ⓘ |
| servedAsResidenceOf |
Austen family
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Cassandra Austen (née Leigh) ⓘ
linked to:
Cassandra Leigh Austen
George Austen ⓘ Jane Austen ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMainUse |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedForWriting |
early drafts of “Northanger Abbey”
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early drafts of “Pride and Prejudice” ⓘ early drafts of “Sense and Sensibility” ⓘ juvenilia of Jane Austen ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Steventon, Hampshire, England
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hasFormerBuilding
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Steventon Rectory (site of Jane Austen’s childhood home)
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