New Junction Canal
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The New Junction Canal is a man-made waterway in South Yorkshire, England, built in the early 20th century to provide a direct, modern navigation link between the River Don system and the Aire and Calder Navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Junction Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5047885 — 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: New Junction Canal Context triple: [Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, hasPart, New Junction Canal]
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A.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
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B.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic street and commercial thoroughfare in the city centre of Salisbury, England, known for its shops and period architecture.
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C.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
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D.
New Waterway
The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
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E.
Singel canal
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
- 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: New Junction Canal Target entity description: The New Junction Canal is a man-made waterway in South Yorkshire, England, built in the early 20th century to provide a direct, modern navigation link between the River Don system and the Aire and Calder Navigation.
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A.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic street and commercial thoroughfare in the city centre of Salisbury, England, known for its shops and period architecture.
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B.
New Canal
New Canal is a historic waterway, likely referring to the Nieuwegracht in the Dutch city of Utrecht, known for its picturesque canalside houses and wharf cellars.
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C.
Surplus Canal
Surplus Canal is a man-made waterway in Utah designed to divert excess flow from the Jordan River for flood control and irrigation.
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D.
New Waterway
The New Waterway is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides Rotterdam with direct access to the North Sea.
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E.
Singel canal
Singel canal is a historic waterway in central Amsterdam that once formed part of the city’s medieval defensive moat and is now lined with notable buildings, markets, and houseboats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigation canal ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Aire and Calder Navigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Don Navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Stainforth and Keadby Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth-cut channel ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse | leisure boating ⓘ |
| designedFor | modern commercial barge traffic ⓘ |
| endPoint | Southfield Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAqueduct |
Ea Beck Aqueduct
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Don Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ River Went Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete-lined sections
ⓘ
straight alignment ⓘ |
| hasLock | Sykehouse Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Sykehouse Lock control tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sykehouse Lock swing bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSwingBridge |
Bramwith Swing Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirkhouse Green Swing Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Sykehouse Lift Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| length |
8.9 kilometres
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about 5.5 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Yorkshire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Doncaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 1 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Aire and Calder Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Barnby Dun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fishlake NERFINISHED ⓘ Sykehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial navigation ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a direct link between the River Don system and the Aire and Calder Navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | South Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Barnby Dun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | open ⓘ |
| waterwayThrough |
Aire and Calder Navigation system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Don system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Junction Canal Description of subject: The New Junction Canal is a man-made waterway in South Yorkshire, England, built in the early 20th century to provide a direct, modern navigation link between the River Don system and the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.