Woolwich ferry
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The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woolwich Ferry | 2 |
| Woolwich ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1110448 — 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: Woolwich ferry Context triple: [Woolwich, hasTransport, Woolwich ferry]
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A.
Mersey Ferry
The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
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B.
Chatham Docks
Chatham Docks is a historic dockyard and commercial port complex in Chatham, Kent, England, long associated with maritime industry and naval shipbuilding.
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C.
Hamilton Dock
Hamilton Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, associated with the city’s shipbuilding heritage and now part of the redeveloped Titanic Quarter waterfront district.
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D.
Southampton Docks
Southampton Docks is a major British port complex on England’s south coast, historically significant for transatlantic passenger liners and now a key hub for cruise ships and commercial shipping.
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E.
Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge is an 18th-century stone arch bridge in southwest London, renowned as the oldest surviving bridge across the River Thames in the city.
- 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: Woolwich ferry Target entity description: The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
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A.
Mersey Ferry
The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
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B.
Chatham Docks
Chatham Docks is a historic dockyard and commercial port complex in Chatham, Kent, England, long associated with maritime industry and naval shipbuilding.
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C.
Hamilton Dock
Hamilton Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, associated with the city’s shipbuilding heritage and now part of the redeveloped Titanic Quarter waterfront district.
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D.
Southampton Docks
Southampton Docks is a major British port complex on England’s south coast, historically significant for transatlantic passenger liners and now a key hub for cruise ships and commercial shipping.
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E.
Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge is an 18th-century stone arch bridge in southwest London, renowned as the oldest surviving bridge across the River Thames in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry service
ⓘ
river crossing ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| bankLocation |
north bank of the River Thames at North Woolwich
ⓘ
south bank of the River Thames at Woolwich ⓘ |
| category |
River Thames ferry
ⓘ
Transport in the London Borough of Newham ⓘ Transport in the Royal Borough of Greenwich ⓘ |
| connectsPlace |
Woolwich
ⓘ
surface form:
North Woolwich
Woolwich ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
London Borough of Newham
ⓘ
Royal Borough of Greenwich ⓘ |
| crossingType | vehicular and passenger crossing ⓘ |
| fare | free ⓘ |
| hasMode | roll-on/roll-off ferry ⓘ |
| hasTerminal |
North Woolwich ferry terminal (north bank)
ⓘ
Woolwich ferry terminal (south bank) ⓘ |
| hasVesselType | double-ended ferry ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTo |
Blackwall Tunnel
ⓘ
Dartford Crossing ⓘ |
| isPartOf | London river crossings ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Thames Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Thames Tunnel and Woolwich Ferry Act 1885
|
| locatedInCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East London ⓘ |
| name |
Woolwich ferry
self-link
ⓘ
surface form:
Woolwich Ferry
|
| notableFeature |
links major roads on both sides of the Thames
ⓘ
one of the few remaining free river crossings in London for vehicles ⓘ |
| openedAsFreeServiceYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| openingPurpose | to provide a free crossing of the River Thames ⓘ |
| operatesOnRiver |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| operator | Transport for London ⓘ |
| owner | Transport for London ⓘ |
| previousOperator |
Greater London Council
ⓘ
London County Council ⓘ London River Services ⓘ |
| publicTransportZone | London fare zones area (no fare charged for crossing) ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Thames Gateway regeneration area
ⓘ
surface form:
Thames Gateway
|
| replacedService | earlier privately operated ferries at Woolwich ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
A206 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Woolwich Road ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | subject to UK maritime safety regulations ⓘ |
| serviceAvailability | operates daily with scheduled hours ⓘ |
| serviceType |
pedestrian ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
cyclists
ⓘ
local traffic ⓘ pedestrian commuters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woolwich ferry Description of subject: The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Woolwich Ferry
subject surface form:
Woolwich Ferry
this entity surface form:
Woolwich Ferry