Old Ford Locks
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Old Ford Locks is a set of canal locks on the River Lee Navigation in East London, serving as an important point for water level control and navigation within the city's historic waterways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Ford Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4224233 — 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: Old Ford Locks Context triple: [River Lee, hasFeature, Old Ford Locks]
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A.
Old Windsor Lock
Old Windsor Lock is a historic lock on the River Thames in Berkshire, England, serving navigation near the village of Old Windsor.
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B.
Wheeler Lock
Wheeler Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that helps vessels bypass Wheeler Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s waterway system.
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C.
Kembs lock
Kembs lock is a major navigation lock on the Grand Canal d’Alsace in eastern France, facilitating ship passage along the Rhine.
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D.
Wanne-Eickel lock
Wanne-Eickel lock is a key navigation lock on Germany’s Rhine–Herne Canal that regulates water levels and enables the passage of ships between canal sections.
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E.
Teston Lock
Teston Lock is a navigation lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, used to manage river levels and enable boat passage.
- 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: Old Ford Locks Target entity description: Old Ford Locks is a set of canal locks on the River Lee Navigation in East London, serving as an important point for water level control and navigation within the city's historic waterways.
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A.
Old Windsor Lock
Old Windsor Lock is a historic lock on the River Thames in Berkshire, England, serving navigation near the village of Old Windsor.
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B.
Wheeler Lock
Wheeler Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that helps vessels bypass Wheeler Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s waterway system.
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C.
Kembs lock
Kembs lock is a major navigation lock on the Grand Canal d’Alsace in eastern France, facilitating ship passage along the Rhine.
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D.
Wanne-Eickel lock
Wanne-Eickel lock is a key navigation lock on Germany’s Rhine–Herne Canal that regulates water levels and enables the passage of ships between canal sections.
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E.
Teston Lock
Teston Lock is a navigation lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, used to manage river levels and enable boat passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
lock flight ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bow Back Rivers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hertford Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 51.536°N 0.029°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | boundary between London Borough of Tower Hamlets and London Borough of Hackney ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Old Ford Lock (collective name for the pair) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sluices
ⓘ
twin locks ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| hasFunction | separating tidal and non-tidal sections of the River Lee Navigation ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | part of London’s historic waterways ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Hackney Marshes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | pound lock ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
London Borough of Hackney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Borough of Tower Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | River Lee Navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manages | water level control ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hackney Wick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onRiver | River Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
London’s canal network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Lea catchment ⓘ |
| popularFor |
cycling
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial traffic (historically)
ⓘ
leisure boats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood management
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Lee Navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Ford Locks Description of subject: Old Ford Locks is a set of canal locks on the River Lee Navigation in East London, serving as an important point for water level control and navigation within the city's historic waterways.
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