Rufford Lock
E231266
Rufford Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rufford Lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2032522 — 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: Rufford Lock Context triple: [Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, hasLock, Rufford Lock]
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A.
Latchford Lock
Latchford Lock is a major lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Warrington, England, enabling large vessels to navigate between the River Mersey and the inland port network.
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B.
Bardney Lock
Bardney 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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C.
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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D.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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E.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
- 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: Rufford Lock Target entity description: Rufford Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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A.
Latchford Lock
Latchford Lock is a major lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Warrington, England, enabling large vessels to navigate between the River Mersey and the inland port network.
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B.
Bardney Lock
Bardney 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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C.
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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D.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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E.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
navigation structure ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath access ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
lower boats between different water levels
ⓘ
raise boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasMechanicalType | pound lock ⓘ |
| hasMedium | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | overcome change in canal elevation ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
lock chamber
ⓘ
lock gates ⓘ paddles ⓘ |
| isPartOfNavigationSystem | Leeds and Liverpool Canal navigation ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute |
Ribble Link
ⓘ
surface form:
Rufford Branch navigation route
|
| locatedIn | Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Rufford Branch ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | canal authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| usedBy |
narrowboats
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland waterway navigation
ⓘ
local waterway transport ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rufford Lock Description of subject: Rufford Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.