Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas
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Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas is a canal lock in Lancashire, England, that connects the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the tidal River Douglas, providing access toward the Ribble estuary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2032520 — 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: Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas Context triple: [Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, terminus, Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas]
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A.
Meelick Lock
Meelick Lock is a historic navigation lock on Ireland’s River Shannon that facilitates boat passage along the waterway.
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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.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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D.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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E.
Rosedale Lock
Rosedale Lock is a navigational lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that helps boats transition between different water levels along the canal system.
- 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: Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas Target entity description: Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas is a canal lock in Lancashire, England, that connects the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the tidal River Douglas, providing access toward the Ribble estuary.
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A.
Meelick Lock
Meelick Lock is a historic navigation lock on Ireland’s River Shannon that facilitates boat passage along the waterway.
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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.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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D.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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E.
Rosedale Lock
Rosedale Lock is a navigational lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that helps boats transition between different water levels along the canal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| connectsNavigation |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal system
River Douglas navigation ⓘ |
| connectsWaterway |
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
ⓘ
tidal River Douglas ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| county | Lancashire ⓘ |
| function | to connect canal navigation with tidal river navigation ⓘ |
| hasTidalConnection | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ Tarleton ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Tarleton ⓘ |
| onWaterway | River Douglas ⓘ |
| partOfWaterwaySystem | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo | Ribble estuary ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access between canal and estuary
ⓘ
inland waterway navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayBranch | Rufford Branch ⓘ |
| waterwayDestination | Ribble estuary via River Douglas ⓘ |
| waterwayOrigin | Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas Description of subject: Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas is a canal lock in Lancashire, England, that connects the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the tidal River Douglas, providing access toward the Ribble estuary.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.