Torksey Lock
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Torksey Lock is a historic canal lock in Lincolnshire, England, where the Foss Dyke canal meets the River Trent, serving as an important junction for inland waterway navigation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torksey Lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10129976 — 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: Torksey Lock Context triple: [Foss Dyke, hasLock, Torksey Lock]
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A.
Kintbury Lock
Kintbury Lock is a historic lock on England’s Kennet and Avon Canal, serving boat traffic near the village of Kintbury in Berkshire.
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B.
Thorne Lock
Thorne Lock is a canal lock on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation in South Yorkshire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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C.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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D.
Gunthorpe Lock
Gunthorpe Lock is a lock on the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, England, used to raise and lower boats as they navigate the river.
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E.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
- 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: Torksey Lock Target entity description: Torksey Lock is a historic canal lock in Lincolnshire, England, where the Foss Dyke canal meets the River Trent, serving as an important junction for inland waterway navigation.
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A.
Kintbury Lock
Kintbury Lock is a historic lock on England’s Kennet and Avon Canal, serving boat traffic near the village of Kintbury in Berkshire.
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B.
Thorne Lock
Thorne Lock is a canal lock on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation in South Yorkshire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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C.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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D.
Gunthorpe Lock
Gunthorpe Lock is a lock on the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, England, used to raise and lower boats as they navigate the river.
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E.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
navigation structure ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Lincolnshire waterways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Trent navigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
navigation control
ⓘ
water level management ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
car park
ⓘ
marina ⓘ mooring ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | pound lock ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
canal history publications
ⓘ
inland waterway guides ⓘ |
| junctionOf |
Foss Dyke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Foss Dyke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Torksey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Foss Dyke navigation system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Trent navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland waterway navigation
ⓘ
leisure cruising ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayNetworkRole |
access point to River Trent tidal navigation
ⓘ
key junction on Foss Dyke ⓘ |
| waterwayType | inland waterway junction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Torksey Lock Description of subject: Torksey Lock is a historic canal lock in Lincolnshire, England, where the Foss Dyke canal meets the River Trent, serving as an important junction for inland waterway navigation.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.