Wendover Arm
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The Wendover Arm is a historic branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, originally built to supply water and transport to the town of Wendover and now partly restored as a rural leisure waterway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wendover Arm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019257 — 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: Wendover Arm Context triple: [Grand Union Canal, hasPart, Wendover Arm]
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A.
Aylesbury Arm
The Aylesbury Arm is a narrow canal branch in Buckinghamshire, England, that connects the town of Aylesbury to the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
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B.
Rainford Brook
Rainford Brook is a small watercourse in northwestern England that serves as a tributary feeding into the River Sankey.
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C.
Northampton Arm
The Northampton Arm is a canal branch in England that links the Grand Union Canal to the River Nene at Northampton via a flight of locks.
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D.
Slough Arm
Slough Arm is a short branch of the Grand Union Canal in England that serves the town of Slough and its surrounding industrial and residential areas.
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E.
Chew Brook
Chew Brook is a stream in Greater Manchester, England, that feeds into Chew Reservoir within the Peak District moorlands.
- 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: Wendover Arm Target entity description: The Wendover Arm is a historic branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, originally built to supply water and transport to the town of Wendover and now partly restored as a rural leisure waterway.
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A.
Aylesbury Arm
The Aylesbury Arm is a narrow canal branch in Buckinghamshire, England, that connects the town of Aylesbury to the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
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B.
Rainford Brook
Rainford Brook is a small watercourse in northwestern England that serves as a tributary feeding into the River Sankey.
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C.
Northampton Arm
The Northampton Arm is a canal branch in England that links the Grand Union Canal to the River Nene at Northampton via a flight of locks.
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D.
Slough Arm
Slough Arm is a short branch of the Grand Union Canal in England that serves the town of Slough and its surrounding industrial and residential areas.
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E.
Chew Brook
Chew Brook is a stream in Greater Manchester, England, that feeds into Chew Reservoir within the Peak District moorlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
canal arm ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Union Canal at Bulbourne Junction
|
| constructionStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
angling
ⓘ
leisure waterway ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ walking and towpath recreation ⓘ |
| environment | rural setting ⓘ |
| hasCommunityInvolvement | volunteer-led restoration work ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity | bank and habitat conservation ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | information boards along towpath ⓘ |
| hasRestorationProject | Wendover Arm Trust restoration ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeHabitat |
aquatic plants and invertebrates
ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of canal-era water supply engineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ |
| navigationStatus |
fully navigable on restored sections
ⓘ
non-navigable or dry on unrestored sections ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Tring ⓘ |
| nearbyVillage |
Aston Clinton
ⓘ
Halton ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 18th century ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
transport to the town of Wendover
ⓘ
water supply to the summit level of the Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| owner | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | British inland waterways ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| restorationManagedBy | Wendover Arm Trust ⓘ |
| restorationType |
bank repairs
ⓘ
bridge reconstruction ⓘ canal channel relining ⓘ |
| status | partly restored ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bulbourne Junction
ⓘ
Wendover ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
heritage canal walk
ⓘ
rural leisure route ⓘ |
| transportModeSupported |
canoes and kayaks
ⓘ
narrowboats ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole | feeder channel for Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor |
Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Union Canal summit level
|
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Subject: Wendover Arm Description of subject: The Wendover Arm is a historic branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, originally built to supply water and transport to the town of Wendover and now partly restored as a rural leisure waterway.
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