Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
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The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a historic English narrow canal in the West Midlands that links the town of Stratford-upon-Avon with the national canal network and is popular for leisure boating and scenic walks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stratford-upon-Avon Canal canonical | 3 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon canal basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T856786 — 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: Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Context triple: [Stratford-upon-Avon, hasCanal, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal]
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A.
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a major 19th-century English waterway linking the Midlands to northwest England, known for its long rural stretches, engineering features, and role in the country’s historic canal network.
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B.
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
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C.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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D.
Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal is a historic English waterway in North West England, renowned for its lock-free main line and scenic rural route that supported regional trade during the Industrial Revolution.
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E.
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal is a major English waterway that links London to Birmingham, forming the longest canal in the UK and serving both leisure boating and historical industrial transport.
- 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: Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Target entity description: The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a historic English narrow canal in the West Midlands that links the town of Stratford-upon-Avon with the national canal network and is popular for leisure boating and scenic walks.
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A.
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a major 19th-century English waterway linking the Midlands to northwest England, known for its long rural stretches, engineering features, and role in the country’s historic canal network.
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B.
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
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C.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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D.
Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal is a historic English waterway in North West England, renowned for its lock-free main line and scenic rural route that supported regional trade during the Industrial Revolution.
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E.
Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal is a major English waterway that links London to Birmingham, forming the longest canal in the UK and serving both leisure boating and historical industrial transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
narrow canal ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Stratford-on-Avon
ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
national canal network ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
bridges ⓘ locks ⓘ towpath ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic canal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic structures
ⓘ
scenic countryside ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham area
ⓘ
Warwickshire ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| navigableFor | pleasure craft ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Stratford-on-Avon
ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon town centre
|
| passesThrough | rural areas ⓘ |
| recreationAreaType | waterside walking route ⓘ |
| region |
West Midlands
ⓘ
surface form:
West Midlands region
|
| terminus |
Stratford-on-Avon
ⓘ
surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
|
| use |
leisure boating
ⓘ
recreational walking ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cycling
ⓘ
holiday boating ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrowboat canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Description of subject: The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a historic English narrow canal in the West Midlands that links the town of Stratford-upon-Avon with the national canal network and is popular for leisure boating and scenic walks.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon
this entity surface form:
Stratford-upon-Avon canal basin
subject surface form:
River Avon (Warwickshire)