Leicester Line
E319736
The Leicester Line is a major branch of England’s Grand Union Canal that runs through the East Midlands, linking the main canal with Leicester and the River Soar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leicester Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019251 — 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: Leicester Line Context triple: [Grand Union Canal, hasPart, Leicester Line]
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A.
Warminster Line
The Warminster Line is a commuter rail service in the Philadelphia region that connects Center City with suburban communities in and around Warminster, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Argyle Line
The Argyle Line is a suburban railway route in the Glasgow area of Scotland, providing cross-city services that connect various towns and districts through central Glasgow.
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C.
Nottingham–Grantham line
The Nottingham–Grantham line is a regional railway route in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England, linking the city of Nottingham with the market town of Grantham and serving intermediate rural communities.
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D.
Hastings line
The Hastings line is a railway route in Southeast England that connects London with the coastal town of Hastings, serving intermediate towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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E.
Styal Line
The Styal Line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with Manchester Airport and surrounding areas.
- 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: Leicester Line Target entity description: The Leicester Line is a major branch of England’s Grand Union Canal that runs through the East Midlands, linking the main canal with Leicester and the River Soar.
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A.
Warminster Line
The Warminster Line is a commuter rail service in the Philadelphia region that connects Center City with suburban communities in and around Warminster, Pennsylvania.
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B.
Argyle Line
The Argyle Line is a suburban railway route in the Glasgow area of Scotland, providing cross-city services that connect various towns and districts through central Glasgow.
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C.
Nottingham–Grantham line
The Nottingham–Grantham line is a regional railway route in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, England, linking the city of Nottingham with the market town of Grantham and serving intermediate rural communities.
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D.
Hastings line
The Hastings line is a railway route in Southeast England that connects London with the coastal town of Hastings, serving intermediate towns such as Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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E.
Styal Line
The Styal Line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with Manchester Airport and surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal branch
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Leicester
ⓘ
River Soar ⓘ main line of the Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Leicester urban area
ⓘ
rural East Midlands countryside ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
bridges ⓘ locks ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
freight traffic
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ |
| linkedWaterway |
Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Union Canal main line
River Soar navigation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| navigableBy |
narrowboats
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
inland waterways of England ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Leicester
ⓘ
surface form:
Leicester city centre
various East Midlands villages ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Leicestershire
ⓘ
Northamptonshire ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland water transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
cycling on towpaths ⓘ leisure boating ⓘ recreational cruising ⓘ towpath walking ⓘ |
| waterwayNetwork | British canal network ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leicester Line Description of subject: The Leicester Line is a major branch of England’s Grand Union Canal that runs through the East Midlands, linking the main canal with Leicester and the River Soar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.