St Martin’s le Grand
E352868
St Martin’s le Grand is a historic street in the City of London, known for its proximity to St Paul’s Cathedral and its association with the former General Post Office headquarters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Martin’s le Grand canonical | 1 |
| St Martin’s le Grand collegiate church | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3385562 — 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: St Martin’s le Grand Context triple: [St Paul’s Underground station, nearbyStreet, St Martin’s le Grand]
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A.
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is a historic Parisian church renowned for its unique blend of Gothic and Renaissance architecture and for housing the shrine of Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris.
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B.
Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard is a historic Roman Catholic church in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, noted for its picturesque setting at the end of Rue Mouffetard and its long-standing parish history.
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C.
Saint-Eustache, Paris
Saint-Eustache, Paris is a renowned late Gothic and Renaissance-style church in central Paris, famous for its grand architecture, rich musical tradition, and prominent location near Les Halles.
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D.
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church is one of Paris’s oldest churches, a historic Romanesque landmark in the 6th arrondissement long associated with medieval monastic life and later with the city’s intellectual and artistic life.
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E.
Église Saint‑Sulpice
Église Saint‑Sulpice is a grand 17th–18th century Roman Catholic church in Paris, renowned for its monumental Baroque architecture, impressive interior artworks, and historic organ.
- 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: St Martin’s le Grand Target entity description: St Martin’s le Grand is a historic street in the City of London, known for its proximity to St Paul’s Cathedral and its association with the former General Post Office headquarters.
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A.
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is a historic Parisian church renowned for its unique blend of Gothic and Renaissance architecture and for housing the shrine of Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris.
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B.
Église Saint-Médard
Église Saint-Médard is a historic Roman Catholic church in Paris’s 5th arrondissement, noted for its picturesque setting at the end of Rue Mouffetard and its long-standing parish history.
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C.
Saint-Eustache, Paris
Saint-Eustache, Paris is a renowned late Gothic and Renaissance-style church in central Paris, famous for its grand architecture, rich musical tradition, and prominent location near Les Halles.
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D.
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church is one of Paris’s oldest churches, a historic Romanesque landmark in the 6th arrondissement long associated with medieval monastic life and later with the city’s intellectual and artistic life.
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E.
Église Saint‑Sulpice
Église Saint‑Sulpice is a grand 17th–18th century Roman Catholic church in Paris, renowned for its monumental Baroque architecture, impressive interior artworks, and historic organ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road in the City of London
ⓘ
street ⓘ |
| category |
Areas adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral
ⓘ
History of the General Post Office ⓘ Streets in the City of London ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aldersgate Street
ⓘ
Cheapside, City of London ⓘ
surface form:
Cheapside
Newgate Street ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Corporation of London
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London Corporation
|
| hasBuildingUse |
commercial premises
ⓘ
offices ⓘ retail units ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion |
Central London
ⓘ
surface form:
central London
|
| hasHeritage | medieval collegiate church precinct (St Martin’s le Grand) formerly on or near the site ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
City of London Corporation area
ⓘ
surface form:
City of London local authority
|
| hasLandmark |
BT Centre site
ⓘ
St Martin Ludgate ⓘ
surface form:
church of St Martin’s within Ludgate (historical association)
site of the former General Post Office (GPO) headquarters ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Aldersgate Street
ⓘ
Cheapside, City of London ⓘ
surface form:
Cheapside
Newgate Street ⓘ Paternoster Square area ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode |
EC1
ⓘ
EC4 ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | north–south alignment ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | development as site of the General Post Office in the 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
location of the General Post Office central headquarters
ⓘ
major postal hub for the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval origin ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | London street network ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the General Post Office headquarters
ⓘ
historic postal services ⓘ proximity to St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ Greater London ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
historic core of London ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
St Martin’s le Grand
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
St Martin’s le Grand collegiate church
|
| near |
St Paul's Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
St Paul’s Cathedral
|
| partOf |
A40 road
ⓘ
surface form:
A40 road (London section)
|
| roadType | urban street ⓘ |
| transportNearby |
City Thameslink station
ⓘ
surface form:
City Thameslink railway station
St Paul’s Underground station ⓘ |
| withinBorough | City of London Corporation area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Martin’s le Grand Description of subject: St Martin’s le Grand is a historic street in the City of London, known for its proximity to St Paul’s Cathedral and its association with the former General Post Office headquarters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St Martin’s le Grand collegiate church