Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal
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The Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal is a narrow canal branch in Buckinghamshire, England, linking the town of Aylesbury to the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8869845 — 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: Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal Context triple: [Aylesbury, hasCanal, Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal]
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A.
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
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B.
Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal is a restored historic waterway in southern England, popular for boating, walking, and wildlife along its rural and suburban towpaths.
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C.
Ashby Canal
Ashby Canal is a historic narrow canal in the English Midlands, originally built for coal transport and now popular for leisure boating and waterside recreation.
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D.
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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E.
Gloucester and Berkeley Canal
The Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, now known as the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer and more direct navigation route between Gloucester and the Severn Estuary.
- 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: Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal Target entity description: The Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal is a narrow canal branch in Buckinghamshire, England, linking the town of Aylesbury to the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
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A.
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
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B.
Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal is a restored historic waterway in southern England, popular for boating, walking, and wildlife along its rural and suburban towpaths.
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C.
Ashby Canal
Ashby Canal is a historic narrow canal in the English Midlands, originally built for coal transport and now popular for leisure boating and waterside recreation.
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D.
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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E.
Gloucester and Berkeley Canal
The Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, now known as the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer and more direct navigation route between Gloucester and the Severn Estuary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | canal branch ⓘ |
| connectsSettlement |
Aylesbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Grand Union Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Union Canal main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth-cut channel ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| endPoint | Aylesbury Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasin | Aylesbury Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType | narrow canal bridges ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature | lock flight ⓘ |
| hasFeature | flight of locks near Marsworth ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | part of UK industrial heritage ⓘ |
| hasLockCount | 16 ⓘ |
| hasMoorings | yes ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChannelWidth | narrowboat width ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource | Grand Union Canal at Marsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBranchOf | Grand Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 6.25 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aylesbury Vale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buckinghamshire ⓘ South East England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chiltern Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lockType | narrow locks ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to provide waterway access to Aylesbury ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Buckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puttenham NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston Turville NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Buckinghamshire countryside ⓘ |
| region | Aylesbury Vale district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTown | Aylesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Marsworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminusLocation | Aylesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
angling
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ towpath walking ⓘ |
| usedFor |
narrowboats
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Grand Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal branch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal Description of subject: The Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal is a narrow canal branch in Buckinghamshire, England, linking the town of Aylesbury to the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.