Droitwich Canal
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Droitwich Canal is a restored historic waterway in Worcestershire, England, linking the town of Droitwich Spa to the River Severn and forming part of the region’s canal network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Droitwich Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7198050 — 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: Droitwich Canal Context triple: [Droitwich, hasLandmark, Droitwich Canal]
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A.
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal, engineered by James Brindley, that links Coventry with the wider Midlands canal network and played a key role in the region’s industrial transport.
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B.
Walsall Canal
The Walsall Canal is a historic narrow canal in the West Midlands, England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving the industrial town of Walsall.
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C.
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a major 19th-century English waterway linking the Midlands to northwest England, known for its long rural stretches, engineering features, and role in the country’s historic canal network.
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D.
Wyrley and Essington Canal
The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.
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E.
Wendover Arm Canal
The Wendover Arm Canal is a restored branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, known for its rural scenery and ongoing conservation efforts near Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
- 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: Droitwich Canal Target entity description: Droitwich Canal is a restored historic waterway in Worcestershire, England, linking the town of Droitwich Spa to the River Severn and forming part of the region’s canal network.
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A.
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal, engineered by James Brindley, that links Coventry with the wider Midlands canal network and played a key role in the region’s industrial transport.
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B.
Walsall Canal
The Walsall Canal is a historic narrow canal in the West Midlands, England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving the industrial town of Walsall.
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C.
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a major 19th-century English waterway linking the Midlands to northwest England, known for its long rural stretches, engineering features, and role in the country’s historic canal network.
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D.
Wyrley and Essington Canal
The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.
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E.
Wendover Arm Canal
The Wendover Arm Canal is a restored branch of England’s Grand Union Canal, known for its rural scenery and ongoing conservation efforts near Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
restored waterway ⓘ |
| connectsSettlement | Droitwich Spa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBody | River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| environmentType | freshwater canal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ marinas ⓘ moorings ⓘ towpath ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Droitwich Barge Canal locks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Droitwich Junction Canal locks ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIndustry | salt industry at Droitwich ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | Droitwich Canal towpath ⓘ |
| hasUse |
inland waterway navigation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Droitwich Barge Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Droitwich Junction Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
River Severn navigation
ⓘ
Worcester and Birmingham Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Droitwich Spa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Droitwich Spa town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Droitwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCargo | salt ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | industrial transport ⓘ |
| partOf |
British canal network
ⓘ
Worcestershire canal network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Droitwich Spa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rural Worcestershire countryside ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredFor |
heritage conservation
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| servesTown | Droitwich Spa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Droitwich Spa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
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cycling ⓘ narrowboat cruising ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Droitwich Canal Description of subject: Droitwich Canal is a restored historic waterway in Worcestershire, England, linking the town of Droitwich Spa to the River Severn and forming part of the region’s canal network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.