St Mary's Church, Whitby
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St Mary's Church, Whitby is a historic parish church overlooking Whitby and its harbor, renowned for its hilltop setting beside the ruins of Whitby Abbey and its distinctive box pew interior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Mary's Church, Whitby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6114389 — 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 Mary's Church, Whitby Context triple: [Whitby, hasLandmark, St Mary's Church, Whitby]
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A.
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined medieval Benedictine monastery on the North Yorkshire coast of England, famed for its dramatic clifftop setting, Gothic architecture, and association with Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."
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Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, notable for having the tallest church spire in Yorkshire and serving as the seat of the Bishop of Leeds.
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C.
Church of St Wilfrid, Ripon
The Church of St Wilfrid in Ripon is a historic Anglican parish church dedicated to the 7th-century saint Wilfrid, reflecting the city’s long Christian heritage and medieval ecclesiastical significance.
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D.
Kinghorn Parish Church
Kinghorn Parish Church is a historic Church of Scotland parish church serving the coastal town of Kinghorn in Fife, Scotland.
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E.
Bury Parish Church
Bury Parish Church is a historic Anglican church in Bury, Greater Manchester, noted for its prominent tower and role as a focal point of the town’s religious and civic life.
- 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 Mary's Church, Whitby Target entity description: St Mary's Church, Whitby is a historic parish church overlooking Whitby and its harbor, renowned for its hilltop setting beside the ruins of Whitby Abbey and its distinctive box pew interior.
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A.
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined medieval Benedictine monastery on the North Yorkshire coast of England, famed for its dramatic clifftop setting, Gothic architecture, and association with Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."
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B.
Wakefield Cathedral
Wakefield Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, notable for having the tallest church spire in Yorkshire and serving as the seat of the Bishop of Leeds.
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C.
Church of St Wilfrid, Ripon
The Church of St Wilfrid in Ripon is a historic Anglican parish church dedicated to the 7th-century saint Wilfrid, reflecting the city’s long Christian heritage and medieval ecclesiastical significance.
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D.
Kinghorn Parish Church
Kinghorn Parish Church is a historic Church of Scotland parish church serving the coastal town of Kinghorn in Fife, Scotland.
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E.
Bury Parish Church
Bury Parish Church is a historic Anglican church in Bury, Greater Manchester, noted for its prominent tower and role as a focal point of the town’s religious and civic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican parish church
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church building ⓘ listed building ⓘ |
| accessedBy | 199 steps from Whitby town ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Whitby Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFrom | stone ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
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Norman architecture ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | St Mary's Churchyard, Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDenominationRite | Anglican rite ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
box pews
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churchyard with gravestones ⓘ galleries ⓘ three-decker pulpit ⓘ |
| hasInteriorLayout | Georgian-era arrangement ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | sandstone ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | traditional east–west church alignment ⓘ |
| hasTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
box pew interior
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hilltop setting ⓘ views over Whitby and the harbour ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Yorkshire
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United Kingdom ⓘ Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Whitby Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Whitby old town ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | River Esk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| overlooks | Whitby harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parish | Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Province of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North York Moors coastal area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | East Cliff, Whitby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
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funerals ⓘ parish services ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary's Church, Whitby Description of subject: St Mary's Church, Whitby is a historic parish church overlooking Whitby and its harbor, renowned for its hilltop setting beside the ruins of Whitby Abbey and its distinctive box pew interior.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.