Eastham Locks
E180960
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastham Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1504781 — 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: Eastham Locks Context triple: [Eastham, hasNearbyIndustrialFeature, Eastham Locks]
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A.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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C.
Merrickville Locks
Merrickville Locks are a historic set of canal locks in Merrickville, Ontario, that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal waterway.
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D.
Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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E.
Bobcaygeon Lock
Bobcaygeon Lock is a historic canal lock in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, that facilitates boat navigation and water level control along Canada’s Trent–Severn Waterway.
- 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: Eastham Locks Target entity description: Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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A.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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C.
Merrickville Locks
Merrickville Locks are a historic set of canal locks in Merrickville, Ontario, that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal waterway.
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D.
Jones Falls Locks
Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
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E.
Bobcaygeon Lock
Bobcaygeon Lock is a historic canal lock in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, that facilitates boat navigation and water level control along Canada’s Trent–Severn Waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
ship lock complex ⓘ |
| connectsToWaterBody | River Mersey ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 53.316°N 2.950°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | ocean-going ships ⓘ |
| hasAccess | service roads ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
control structures
ⓘ
large ship lock ⓘ lock gates ⓘ smaller locks ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
controls water level between canal and river
ⓘ
enables ship passage between Manchester Ship Canal and River Mersey ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| hasNavigationConstraint | tidal conditions on River Mersey ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Eastham Country Park
ⓘ
Eastham Ferry ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Eastham Village
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastham village
|
| hasStructureType |
concrete lock
ⓘ
masonry lock ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
barges
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ tugs ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | facilitated maritime access to inland Manchester ⓘ |
| isGatewayBetween |
Manchester Ship Canal
ⓘ
River Mersey ⓘ |
| isLowestLockOn | Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportNetwork | Port of Manchester access route ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Cheshire West and Chester ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Eastham ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Peel Ports ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Ellesmere Port ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | original Manchester Ship Canal works ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| operatedFor | navigation of seagoing vessels ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manchester Ship Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Ship Canal system
|
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
maritime transport ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole | regulates water levels in Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| waterwayRole | western entrance to Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| waterwayTypeServed |
ship canal
ⓘ
tidal river ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastham Locks Description of subject: Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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