Province of York

E18677

administrative division of the Church of England ecclesiastical province

The Province of York is one of the two ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of England, covering the northern regions of England under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of York.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Province of York canonical	133
medieval Province of York	2
Province of York (Church of England)	1
Province of York of the Church of England	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T151313 — 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: Province of York
Context triple: [Province of Canterbury, hasSisterProvince, Province of York]

A. Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury is the southern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and encompassing the majority of dioceses in southern England.
B. Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England that includes the city of Liverpool and its surrounding urban areas.
C. Lancashire
Lancashire is a historic county in North West England known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and major towns such as Lancaster, Preston, and Blackpool.
D. Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, encompassing a mix of residential, commercial, and sporting areas including parts of Manchester’s urban region.
E. Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber is an official region of England encompassing major urban centers like Leeds and Sheffield along with parts of the historic county of Yorkshire.
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: Province of York
Target entity description: The Province of York is one of the two ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of England, covering the northern regions of England under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of York.

A. Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury is the southern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and encompassing the majority of dioceses in southern England.
B. Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England that includes the city of Liverpool and its surrounding urban areas.
C. Lancashire
Lancashire is a historic county in North West England known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and major towns such as Lancaster, Preston, and Blackpool.
D. Trafford
Trafford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, encompassing a mix of residential, commercial, and sporting areas including parts of Manchester’s urban region.
E. Yorkshire and the Humber
Yorkshire and the Humber is an official region of England encompassing major urban centers like Leeds and Sheffield along with parts of the historic county of Yorkshire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division of the Church of England ⓘ ecclesiastical province ⓘ
churchPolity	episcopal polity ⓘ
coequalsWith	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
coversRegion	East Midlands ⓘ surface form: East Midlands (part) Isle of Man (crown dependency) ⓘ surface form: Isle of Man North East England ⓘ North West England ⓘ Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
establishedInCentury	7th century ⓘ
hasArchbishopRank	Primate of England (Northern Province) ⓘ
hasCathedralChurch	York Minster ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStatus	metropolitan province ⓘ
hasHistoricalPrecursor	Province of York self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: medieval Province of York
hasJurisdiction	Northern England ⓘ surface form: northern England
hasLeader	Archbishop of York ⓘ
hasMetropolitanSee	See of York ⓘ surface form: Archdiocese of York
hasSuffraganSee	Diocese of Blackburn ⓘ Diocese of Leeds ⓘ surface form: Diocese of Bradford Diocese of Carlisle ⓘ Diocese of Chester ⓘ Diocese of Durham ⓘ Diocese of Halifax ⓘ Diocese of Leeds ⓘ Diocese of Liverpool ⓘ Diocese of Manchester ⓘ Diocese of Newcastle ⓘ Diocese of Ripon ⓘ Diocese of Sheffield ⓘ Diocese of Sodor and Man ⓘ Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham ⓘ Diocese of Wakefield ⓘ Diocese of Whitby ⓘ See of York ⓘ surface form: Diocese of York
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ
metropolitanBishopTitle	Archbishop of York ⓘ
oneOfTwoProvincesOf	Church of England ⓘ
partOf	Church of England ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
seat	York Minster ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Anglican Communion ⓘ
usesLiturgy	Book of Common Prayer ⓘ Common Worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (137)

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

Diocese of Whitby → partOf → Province of York ⓘ

Diocese of Whitby → hasProvince → Province of York ⓘ

Diocese of Whitby → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

St Mary’s Church, Ambleside → province → Province of York ⓘ

Southwell Minster → province → Province of York ⓘ

Bishopthorpe Palace → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

York Province → hasHistoricalPredecessor → Province of York ⓘ

this entity surface form: medieval Province of York

Arms of the Archbishop of York → usedBy → Province of York ⓘ

Arms of the Archbishop of York → region → Province of York ⓘ

St Oswald’s Church → province → Province of York ⓘ

Lancaster Priory → province → Province of York ⓘ

Chapter of York → partOf → Province of York ⓘ

historic county of Cumberland (part) → historicallyIn → Province of York ⓘ

this entity surface form: Province of York (Church of England)

Bolton Parish Church → province → Province of York ⓘ

Act for the Submission of the Clergy → appliesToJurisdiction → Province of York ⓘ

Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

St George’s Church, Cullercoats → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Ann's Church, Manchester → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Leonard’s Church, Middleton → province → Province of York ⓘ

Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Aslockton → province → Province of York ⓘ

Bishop of Durham → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

Carlisle Cathedral → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Michael and All Angels Church, Ashton-under-Lyne → province → Province of York ⓘ

All Saints’ Church, Rothbury → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Andrew’s Church, Leyland → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Mary’s Church, Lymm → locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

Archdeaconry of Salford → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

Deanery of Eccles → province → Province of York ⓘ

Rochdale Parish Church of St Chad → province → Province of York ⓘ

Holy Trinity Church, Horwich → province → Province of York ⓘ

Hexham Abbey → province → Province of York ⓘ

Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

St Michael's Church, Bowness-on-Solway → province → Province of York ⓘ

Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe → province → Province of York ⓘ

Halifax Minster → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Mary Magdalene Church, Clitheroe → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Wilfrid's Church, Standish → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Mark’s Church, Worsley → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Peter’s Church, Heysham → affiliation → Province of York ⓘ

Bishop of Chester → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton → province → Province of York ⓘ

Bishop of Manchester → ecclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

Bishop of Manchester → locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince → Province of York ⓘ

St Michael and All Angels' Church, Haworth → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Mary’s Church, Todmorden → province → Province of York ⓘ

St Thomas’s Church, Ardwick (former) → partOfProvince → Province of York ⓘ

St James the Less Church, Rawtenstall (serving area including Waterfoot) → province → Province of York ⓘ

subject surface form: St James the Less Church, Rawtenstall

Blackburn Cathedral → province → Province of York ⓘ

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