Barrow upon Soar
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Barrow upon Soar is a large village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, known for its historic limestone quarrying and riverside setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barrow upon Soar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4652034 — 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: Barrow upon Soar Context triple: [River Soar, flowsThrough, Barrow upon Soar]
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A.
Wisbech
Wisbech is a historic market town and inland port in the Fens of eastern England, known for its Georgian architecture and agricultural surroundings.
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B.
Bolsover
Bolsover is a historic market town in England best known for its hilltop Bolsover Castle and its location within the county of Derbyshire.
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C.
Bedworth
Bedworth is a small market town in Warwickshire, England, situated between Coventry and Nuneaton and known historically for coal mining and ribbon weaving.
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D.
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a market town in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, known for its industrial heritage, canal and railway junctions, and position in the Upper Calder Valley.
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E.
Edwinstowe
Edwinstowe is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, best known for its close association with Sherwood Forest and the Robin Hood legend.
- 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: Barrow upon Soar Target entity description: Barrow upon Soar is a large village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, known for its historic limestone quarrying and riverside setting.
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A.
Wisbech
Wisbech is a historic market town and inland port in the Fens of eastern England, known for its Georgian architecture and agricultural surroundings.
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B.
Bolsover
Bolsover is a historic market town in England best known for its hilltop Bolsover Castle and its location within the county of Derbyshire.
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C.
Bedworth
Bedworth is a small market town in Warwickshire, England, situated between Coventry and Nuneaton and known historically for coal mining and ribbon weaving.
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D.
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge is a market town in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, known for its industrial heritage, canal and railway junctions, and position in the Upper Calder Valley.
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E.
Edwinstowe
Edwinstowe is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, best known for its close association with Sherwood Forest and the Robin Hood legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilParishIncludes | Barrow upon Soar village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dialingCode | 01509 ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 3 miles southeast of Loughborough
ⓘ
approximately 9 miles north of Leicester ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
canal-side moorings
ⓘ
marina on the River Soar ⓘ |
| hasBusServicesTo |
Leicester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loughborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChurch | Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalInterest | Barrow upon Soar limestone quarries ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Victorian-era buildings
ⓘ
historic wharf area ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment | Barrow upon Soar Parish Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | large village relative to surrounding settlements ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeDistrict | LE12 ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | LOUGHBOROUGH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySchool | Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Barrow-upon-Soar railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalRoute | Soar Valley waterways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | A6 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecondarySchool | Humphrey Perkins School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSportsClub | Barrow Town F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry | limestone quarrying ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic limestone quarrying
ⓘ
riverside setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charnwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leicestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Borough of Charnwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Soar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Mountsorrel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sileby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | SK585175 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency | Loughborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Midland Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barrow upon Soar Description of subject: Barrow upon Soar is a large village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, known for its historic limestone quarrying and riverside setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.