Maida Vale
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Maida Vale is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for its early 20th-century architecture and location in the affluent Maida Vale residential district.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maida Vale canonical | 13 |
| Maida Vale residential district | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2720797 — 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: Maida Vale Context triple: [Bakerloo line, servesStation, Maida Vale]
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A.
Hampstead
Hampstead is a historic and affluent district in north London, England, known for its literary and artistic associations and the expansive Hampstead Heath.
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B.
Hampstead
Hampstead is a small, affluent residential town on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, known for its suburban character and tree-lined streets.
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C.
Herne Hill
Herne Hill is a residential district in South London known for its Victorian architecture, local markets, and proximity to Brockwell Park.
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D.
Battersea
Battersea is a district in the London Borough of Wandsworth, known for its riverside location along the Thames, Battersea Power Station, and Battersea Park.
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E.
Kensington Gore
Kensington Gore is a street in South Kensington, London, best known for bordering the Royal Albert Hall and forming part of the area around Hyde Park.
- 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: Maida Vale Target entity description: Maida Vale is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for its early 20th-century architecture and location in the affluent Maida Vale residential district.
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A.
Hampstead
Hampstead is a historic and affluent district in north London, England, known for its literary and artistic associations and the expansive Hampstead Heath.
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B.
Hampstead
Hampstead is a small, affluent residential town on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, known for its suburban character and tree-lined streets.
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C.
Herne Hill
Herne Hill is a residential district in South London known for its Victorian architecture, local markets, and proximity to Brockwell Park.
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D.
Battersea
Battersea is a district in the London Borough of Wandsworth, known for its riverside location along the Thames, Battersea Power Station, and Battersea Park.
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E.
Kensington Gore
Kensington Gore is a street in South Kensington, London, best known for bordering the Royal Albert Hall and forming part of the area around Hyde Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
London Underground station
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| address |
Maida Vale, London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Maida Vale, City of Westminster, London
|
| adjacentStationNorth | Kilburn Park ⓘ |
| adjacentStationSouth | Warwick Avenue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Arts and Crafts-influenced design
ⓘ
early 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| borough | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| entranceType | street-level entrances ⓘ |
| fareZone | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCanopies | no large platform canopies (sub-surface) ⓘ |
| hasEscalators | true ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSignificance | noted for early 20th-century design ⓘ |
| hasIslandPlatform | false ⓘ |
| hasLifts | false ⓘ |
| hasRoundel |
London Underground roundel
ⓘ
surface form:
London Underground roundel signage
|
| hasStationCode | MDV ⓘ |
| hasTicketHallDesign | red brick surface building ⓘ |
| hasVendingMachines | ticket machines ⓘ |
| isOnNetwork | London Underground ⓘ |
| isStepFree | false ⓘ |
| isUnderground | true ⓘ |
| lineSection | Bakerloo line between Warwick Avenue and Kilburn Park ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Maida Vale (A5 road) ⓘ |
| managedBy | London Underground ⓘ |
| nearbyAreaType | affluent residential area ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1915-06-06 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| platformArrangement | two side platforms ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| platformType | sub-surface platforms ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Bakerloo line ⓘ |
| servesDistrict |
Maida Vale
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Maida Vale residential district
|
| staffingHistory | one of first London Underground stations largely staffed by women ⓘ |
| structureType | deep-level tube station ⓘ |
| ticketBarriers | automatic ticket gates ⓘ |
| ticketHallLocation | surface-level ticket hall ⓘ |
| worldWarIConnection | women staff employed during First World War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maida Vale Description of subject: Maida Vale is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known for its early 20th-century architecture and location in the affluent Maida Vale residential district.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maida Vale residential district
subject surface form:
St John’s Wood
subject surface form:
St John’s Wood Road