Hundred of Macclesfield
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The Hundred of Macclesfield was a historic administrative division in eastern Cheshire, England, centered on the town of Macclesfield and used for local governance and judicial purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hundred of Macclesfield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T806807 — 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: Hundred of Macclesfield Context triple: [Cheshire, hasHistoricSubdivision, Hundred of Macclesfield]
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A.
Wheelerfield
Wheelerfield is a small settlement located in the Parish of St. Thomas in the East in eastern Jamaica.
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B.
Moffat Hills
Moffat Hills is a range of rolling, often rugged hills in southern Scotland known for hiking, scenic valleys, and remote upland landscapes.
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C.
Tatton
Tatton is a UK parliamentary constituency in Cheshire, England, known for being an affluent area that has been represented by several high-profile Members of Parliament.
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D.
Blackley
Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the River Irk and local green spaces.
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E.
Breadsall
Breadsall is a village in Derbyshire, England, known for its historic countryside setting and the nearby Breadsall Priory.
- 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: Hundred of Macclesfield Target entity description: The Hundred of Macclesfield was a historic administrative division in eastern Cheshire, England, centered on the town of Macclesfield and used for local governance and judicial purposes.
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A.
Wheelerfield
Wheelerfield is a small settlement located in the Parish of St. Thomas in the East in eastern Jamaica.
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B.
Moffat Hills
Moffat Hills is a range of rolling, often rugged hills in southern Scotland known for hiking, scenic valleys, and remote upland landscapes.
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C.
Tatton
Tatton is a UK parliamentary constituency in Cheshire, England, known for being an affluent area that has been represented by several high-profile Members of Parliament.
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D.
Blackley
Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England, known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to the River Irk and local green spaces.
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E.
Breadsall
Breadsall is a village in Derbyshire, England, known for its historic countryside setting and the nearby Breadsall Priory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic administrative division
ⓘ
hundred ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Macclesfield ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| governanceSystem | English hundred system ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Macclesfield ⓘ |
| hasType | county subdivision ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
ⓘ
eastern Cheshire ⓘ
linked to:
Cheshire East
|
| locatedInTime |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Macclesfield ⓘ |
| partOf |
county of Cheshire
ⓘ
linked to:
Cheshire
|
| presentIn | historic county of Cheshire ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedFor |
judicial purposes
ⓘ
local governance ⓘ militia organisation ⓘ taxation assessment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hundred of Macclesfield Description of subject: The Hundred of Macclesfield was a historic administrative division in eastern Cheshire, England, centered on the town of Macclesfield and used for local governance and judicial purposes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.