London–Chichester Roman road
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The London–Chichester Roman road, also known as Stane Street, is an ancient Roman route in southern England that historically linked Londinium (London) with the important Roman town of Noviomagus Reginorum (Chichester).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London–Chichester Roman road canonical | 1 |
| Roman road Stane Street | 1 |
| Stane Street Roman road | 1 |
| ancient Roman road Stane Street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2586959 — 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: London–Chichester Roman road Context triple: [Stane Street, hasAlternativeName, London–Chichester Roman road]
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A.
Fosse Way
Fosse Way is an ancient Roman road in Britain that ran diagonally across the country, linking Exeter in the southwest to Lincoln in the northeast.
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B.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a principal arterial route running through Lusaka, Zambia, forming part of a key regional transport corridor.
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C.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a historic major route in England that connected London to Edinburgh and served as a key coaching and trade road for centuries.
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D.
King's Highway (ancient route)
King's Highway (ancient route) was an important ancient trade and military road running north–south through the Levant, linking Egypt with Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
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E.
South Downs Way
South Downs Way is a long-distance National Trail in southern England that follows the chalk ridge of the South Downs from Winchester to Eastbourne, offering scenic walking, cycling, and horse-riding routes.
- 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: London–Chichester Roman road Target entity description: The London–Chichester Roman road, also known as Stane Street, is an ancient Roman route in southern England that historically linked Londinium (London) with the important Roman town of Noviomagus Reginorum (Chichester).
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A.
Fosse Way
Fosse Way is an ancient Roman road in Britain that ran diagonally across the country, linking Exeter in the southwest to Lincoln in the northeast.
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B.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a principal arterial route running through Lusaka, Zambia, forming part of a key regional transport corridor.
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C.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a historic major route in England that connected London to Edinburgh and served as a key coaching and trade road for centuries.
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D.
King's Highway (ancient route)
King's Highway (ancient route) was an important ancient trade and military road running north–south through the Levant, linking Egypt with Mesopotamia and the Arabian Peninsula.
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E.
South Downs Way
South Downs Way is a long-distance National Trail in southern England that follows the chalk ridge of the South Downs from Winchester to Eastbourne, offering scenic walking, cycling, and horse-riding routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman road
ⓘ
ancient road ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Stane Street ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 90 km ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
excavated road surfaces
ⓘ
roadside features ⓘ |
| builtBy | Romans ⓘ |
| connects |
CHICHESTER
ⓘ
surface form:
Chichester
Londinium ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Noviomagus ⓘ
surface form:
Noviomagus Reginorum
|
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | relatively straight alignment ⓘ |
| hasPart |
agger
ⓘ
causeway ⓘ roadside ditches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument (in parts) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern England ⓘ |
| modernName | Stane Street ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Old English word "stān" (stone) ⓘ |
| partiallyFollowedBy | modern roads ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedAs |
earthwork
ⓘ
field boundary ⓘ trackway ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bignor
ⓘ
Billingshurst ⓘ Dorking ⓘ Epsom ⓘ Greater London ⓘ Leatherhead ⓘ Merton ⓘ Ockley ⓘ Pulborough ⓘ Surrey ⓘ West Sussex ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| significance | major route between Londinium and Noviomagus Reginorum in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Londinium
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| usedFor |
administration
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: London–Chichester Roman road Description of subject: The London–Chichester Roman road, also known as Stane Street, is an ancient Roman route in southern England that historically linked Londinium (London) with the important Roman town of Noviomagus Reginorum (Chichester).
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ancient Roman road Stane Street
this entity surface form:
Stane Street Roman road
this entity surface form:
Roman road Stane Street