Church of St Mary-le-Bow

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Anglican church church building in the City of London parish church

The Church of St Mary-le-Bow is a historic Anglican church in the City of London, famed for its distinctive Bow bells and its longstanding civic and ecclesiastical significance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Church of St Mary-le-Bow, London	2
Church of St Mary-le-Bow canonical	1
St Mary-le-Bow (nearby on Bow Lane)	1
historic church of St Mary-le-Bow	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9569663 — 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: Church of St Mary-le-Bow
Context triple: [Court of Arches, originalSeat, Church of St Mary-le-Bow]

A. St. Theobaldus Church
St. Theobaldus Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the village of Overloon in the Netherlands, notable as a central place of worship and local landmark.
B. Church of St. Bartholomew
The Church of St. Bartholomew is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark located in the Czech town of Rakovník.
C. Church of St. Bartholomew
The Church of St. Bartholomew is a historic Roman Catholic church in Drohobych, Ukraine, notable for its medieval origins and architectural significance.
D. St Mary-le-Tower
St Mary-le-Tower is a prominent medieval parish church in Ipswich, England, noted for its impressive Victorian-era restoration and landmark spire.
E. St Mary Magdalene Church
St Mary Magdalene Church is a historic Christian parish church serving the village community of Pentney in Norfolk, England.
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: Church of St Mary-le-Bow
Target entity description: The Church of St Mary-le-Bow is a historic Anglican church in the City of London, famed for its distinctive Bow bells and its longstanding civic and ecclesiastical significance.

A. St. Theobaldus Church
St. Theobaldus Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the village of Overloon in the Netherlands, notable as a central place of worship and local landmark.
B. Church of St. Bartholomew
The Church of St. Bartholomew is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark located in the Czech town of Rakovník.
C. Church of St. Bartholomew
The Church of St. Bartholomew is a historic Roman Catholic church in Drohobych, Ukraine, notable for its medieval origins and architectural significance.
D. St Mary-le-Tower
St Mary-le-Tower is a prominent medieval parish church in Ipswich, England, noted for its impressive Victorian-era restoration and landmark spire.
E. St Mary Magdalene Church
St Mary Magdalene Church is a historic Christian parish church serving the village community of Pentney in Norfolk, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church ⓘ church building in the City of London ⓘ parish church ⓘ
architect	Christopher Wren ⓘ
architecturalStyle	English Baroque ⓘ
buildingType	church ⓘ
category	Christopher Wren churches in London ⓘ Churches in the City of London ⓘ Grade I listed churches in London ⓘ
churchmanship	Anglican ⓘ
city	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Mary, mother of Jesus ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
destroyedIn	Great Fire of London ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of London ⓘ
function	civic church for the City of London ⓘ place of Anglican worship ⓘ
governingBody	Parochial Church Council of St Mary-le-Bow ⓘ
hasBell	Bow bells ⓘ linked to: Bow Bells
hasDenomination	Anglican ⓘ
hasFeature	crypt ⓘ ring of bells ⓘ
hasParish	Parish of St Mary-le-Bow ⓘ linked to: St Mary-le-Bow, London
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building ⓘ
knownFor	Bow bells ⓘ linked to: Bow Bells association with definition of a Cockney ⓘ historic civic significance in the City of London ⓘ
liturgicalLanguage	English ⓘ
locatedIn	City of London ⓘ England ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England
material	Portland stone ⓘ
municipality	City of London Corporation ⓘ linked to: Corporation of London
partOf	Church of England churches in the City of London ⓘ
province	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	Great Fire of London ⓘ
rebuiltInPeriod	late 17th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Anglicanism ⓘ
religiousOrder	none ⓘ
streetAddress	Cheapside ⓘ linked to: Cheapside, City of London
towerFeature	steeple ⓘ
tradition	a true Cockney is born within earshot of Bow bells ⓘ
uses	Book of Common Prayer (among other liturgies) ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer

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Referenced by (5)

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

Court of Arches → originalSeat → Church of St Mary-le-Bow ⓘ

Cheapside, City of London → hasLandmark → St Mary-le-Bow (nearby on Bow Lane) ⓘ

linked to: Church of St Mary-le-Bow

Parochial Church Council of St Mary-le-Bow → associatedWith → historic church of St Mary-le-Bow ⓘ

linked to: Church of St Mary-le-Bow

Dean of the Arches → historicallyMetAt → Church of St Mary-le-Bow, London ⓘ

linked to: Church of St Mary-le-Bow

Official Principal of the Archbishop of Canterbury → traditionallySitsAt → Church of St Mary-le-Bow, London ⓘ

linked to: Church of St Mary-le-Bow

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