Stourbridge Canal
E814583
Stourbridge Canal is a historic English waterway in the West Midlands, known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and its network of locks and connections to other major canals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stourbridge Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662845 — 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: Stourbridge Canal Context triple: [Stourbridge, hasLandmark, Stourbridge Canal]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal is a historic English waterway that forms a key part of the route between the Midlands and the northwest, now incorporated into the Shropshire Union Canal network.
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D.
Ellesmere Canal
The Ellesmere Canal is a historic English waterway that formed part of an ambitious late-18th-century canal network linking the industrial Midlands to the River Mersey and the Welsh border regions.
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E.
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
- 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: Stourbridge Canal Target entity description: Stourbridge Canal is a historic English waterway in the West Midlands, known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and its network of locks and connections to other major canals.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal is a historic English waterway that forms a key part of the route between the Midlands and the northwest, now incorporated into the Shropshire Union Canal network.
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D.
Ellesmere Canal
The Ellesmere Canal is a historic English waterway that formed part of an ambitious late-18th-century canal network linking the industrial Midlands to the River Mersey and the Welsh border regions.
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E.
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigable waterway ⓘ |
| builtFor | industrial transport ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Dudley Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Stourbridge Town Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1776 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ |
| endPoint | Stourbridge Town Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Stewpony Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stourton Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Stourbridge Flight of 16 locks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Stewpony Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stourbridge Lock No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Stourton Top Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a conservation area ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated development of local glass industry
ⓘ
supported coal mining and ironworking in the area ⓘ |
| inception | 1779 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.3 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Metropolitan Borough of Dudley NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeature | Ordnance Survey mapped waterway ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | River Stour (Worcestershire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | steep lock flight near Stourbridge ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 24 ⓘ |
| opened | 1779 ⓘ |
| partOf | Birmingham Canal Navigations network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Amblecote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wordsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Stourbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
coal
ⓘ
iron ⓘ limestone ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| region | Black Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Stourton Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| usedFor | walking and cycling along towpath ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | British canal system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stourbridge Canal Description of subject: Stourbridge Canal is a historic English waterway in the West Midlands, known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and its network of locks and connections to other major canals.
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