New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania

E148636

census-designated place populated place unincorporated community

New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania is a small historic community in southeastern Pennsylvania known as the birthplace of Founding Father and statesman Thomas McKean.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania canonical	3
New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1294103 — 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: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Context triple: [Thomas McKean, placeOfBirth, New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania]

A. Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania is a suburban and semi-rural county in southeastern Pennsylvania known for its historic towns, scenic landscapes, and role as part of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.
B. New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle, Pennsylvania is a small city in western Pennsylvania known historically for its steel and tinplate industries and as part of the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
C. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a historic city in south-central Pennsylvania known for its rich colonial heritage, proximity to Amish communities, and role as the longtime home of U.S. President James Buchanan.
D. Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States is an industrial city along the Delaware River in southeastern Pennsylvania, historically known for its shipbuilding, manufacturing, and role as one of the state’s oldest settlements.
E. Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a historic borough and the county seat of Bucks County, known for its cultural institutions, museums, and role as a suburban hub north of Philadelphia.
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: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Target entity description: New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania is a small historic community in southeastern Pennsylvania known as the birthplace of Founding Father and statesman Thomas McKean.

A. Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania is a suburban and semi-rural county in southeastern Pennsylvania known for its historic towns, scenic landscapes, and role as part of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area.
B. New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle, Pennsylvania is a small city in western Pennsylvania known historically for its steel and tinplate industries and as part of the greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
C. Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a historic city in south-central Pennsylvania known for its rich colonial heritage, proximity to Amish communities, and role as the longtime home of U.S. President James Buchanan.
D. Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States is an industrial city along the Delaware River in southeastern Pennsylvania, historically known for its shipbuilding, manufacturing, and role as one of the state’s oldest settlements.
E. Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a historic borough and the county seat of Bucks County, known for its cultural institutions, museums, and role as a suburban hub north of Philadelphia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ populated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
areaCode	484 ⓘ 610 ⓘ
birthPlace	New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ
category	Populated places in Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
elevation	approximately 400 feet above sea level ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	1182370 ⓘ
governingTownship	New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
hasEducationalInstitution	New London Academy ⓘ surface form: New London Academy (historic)
hasHistoricBuilding	New London Academy ⓘ New London Presbyterian Church ⓘ
hasHistoricCharacter	yes ⓘ
hasNotablePerson	Thomas McKean ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitution	New London Presbyterian Church ⓘ
hasTransportation	local roads only (no major highways through center) ⓘ
historicRegion	Brandywine Valley ⓘ Pennsylvania Dutch Country ⓘ
knownFor	birthplace of Thomas McKean ⓘ
locatedIn	New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ United States Census Bureau-designated New London CDP ⓘ southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedFor	London, England ⓘ
near	Delaware border ⓘ Maryland border ⓘ
partOf	New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
postalCode	19360 ⓘ
region	Philadelphia metropolitan area outskirts ⓘ Piedmont Province in Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Piedmont region of Pennsylvania
settlementType	rural community ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
UTCOffsetDST	−4 ⓘ
UTCOffsetStandard	−5 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Thomas McKean → placeOfBirth → New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania ⓘ

New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania → partOf → New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania

New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania → birthPlace → New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas McKean

New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: New London Academy

New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania → governingTownship → New London, Chester County, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ