Sleaford Navigation
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Sleaford Navigation is a restored historic canal in Lincolnshire, England, that once served as an important waterway for transporting goods to and from the town of Sleaford.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sleaford Navigation canonical | 4 |
| Sleaford Navigation Trust | 2 |
| Sleaford Navigation canal | 1 |
| Sleaford Navigation waterway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3653986 — 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: Sleaford Navigation Context triple: [Sleaford, hasCanal, Sleaford Navigation]
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A.
Nottingham Canal
Nottingham Canal is a historic artificial waterway in Nottingham, England, built to facilitate industrial transport and now largely used for leisure and heritage purposes.
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B.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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C.
Leicester Canal
The Leicester Canal is a historic English waterway built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate transport and trade in and around the city of Leicester.
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D.
River Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation is a historic canalised river in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest navigable waterways and linking the River Wey to the River Thames.
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E.
Warwick and Napton Canal
The Warwick and Napton Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked Warwick to Napton Junction and now forms part of the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
- 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: Sleaford Navigation Target entity description: Sleaford Navigation is a restored historic canal in Lincolnshire, England, that once served as an important waterway for transporting goods to and from the town of Sleaford.
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A.
Nottingham Canal
Nottingham Canal is a historic artificial waterway in Nottingham, England, built to facilitate industrial transport and now largely used for leisure and heritage purposes.
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B.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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C.
Leicester Canal
The Leicester Canal is a historic English waterway built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate transport and trade in and around the city of Leicester.
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D.
River Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation is a historic canalised river in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest navigable waterways and linking the River Wey to the River Thames.
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E.
Warwick and Napton Canal
The Warwick and Napton Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked Warwick to Napton Junction and now forms part of the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
restored waterway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sleaford Navigation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sleaford Navigation Trust
|
| closedForNavigation | 20th century ⓘ |
| connectsTo | River Witham ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
angling
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ leisure boating ⓘ |
| declineCause | competition from railways ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature |
artificial cuts
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature | towpaths ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Bone Mill Lock
ⓘ
Bottom Lock ⓘ Cobblers Lock ⓘ Haverholme Lock ⓘ Sleaford Lock ⓘ South Kyme Lock ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ sluices ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic waterway ⓘ |
| historicalUse | transport of goods ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lincoln ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Lincolnshire
|
| notableFor |
role in Sleaford’s economic development
ⓘ
rural fenland scenery ⓘ |
| opened | 18th century ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Kirkstead area
ⓘ
South Kyme ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | link Sleaford to the River Witham navigation system ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| reopeningSections | from Chapel Hill towards Sleaford ⓘ |
| restorationBegan | late 20th century ⓘ |
| restorationManagedBy |
Sleaford Navigation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sleaford Navigation Trust
|
| status |
navigable in sections
ⓘ
partly restored ⓘ |
| terminus | Sleaford ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural produce transport
ⓘ
coal transport ⓘ commercial traffic ⓘ general cargo transport ⓘ |
| waterSource | local drains and streams ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | River Witham navigation system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sleaford Navigation Description of subject: Sleaford Navigation is a restored historic canal in Lincolnshire, England, that once served as an important waterway for transporting goods to and from the town of Sleaford.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sleaford Navigation Trust
this entity surface form:
Sleaford Navigation Trust
this entity surface form:
Sleaford Navigation canal
this entity surface form:
Sleaford Navigation waterway