Daneway Locks
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Daneway Locks are a historic flight of canal locks on the former Thames and Severn Canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to help boats navigate a steep change in elevation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daneway Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10175463 — 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: Daneway Locks Context triple: [Thames and Severn Canal, hasPart, Daneway Locks]
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A.
Davis Lock
Davis Lock is one of the navigation locks within the Soo Locks complex that enables ships to transit between different water levels on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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B.
Wheeler Lock
Wheeler Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that helps vessels bypass Wheeler Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s waterway system.
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C.
Volkerak locks
Volkerak locks is a major Dutch lock complex that regulates shipping and water levels between the Volkerak and surrounding waterways in the southwestern Netherlands.
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D.
Wilson Lock
Wilson Lock is a major navigation lock on the Tennessee River in Alabama that facilitates river traffic around Wilson Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
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E.
Johnson’s Lock
Johnson’s Lock is a canal lock on Regent’s Canal in London, used to raise and lower boats along the waterway.
- 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: Daneway Locks Target entity description: Daneway Locks are a historic flight of canal locks on the former Thames and Severn Canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to help boats navigate a steep change in elevation.
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A.
Davis Lock
Davis Lock is one of the navigation locks within the Soo Locks complex that enables ships to transit between different water levels on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes.
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B.
Wheeler Lock
Wheeler Lock is a navigation lock on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama that helps vessels bypass Wheeler Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s waterway system.
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C.
Volkerak locks
Volkerak locks is a major Dutch lock complex that regulates shipping and water levels between the Volkerak and surrounding waterways in the southwestern Netherlands.
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D.
Wilson Lock
Wilson Lock is a major navigation lock on the Tennessee River in Alabama that facilitates river traffic around Wilson Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system.
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E.
Johnson’s Lock
Johnson’s Lock is a canal lock on Regent’s Canal in London, used to raise and lower boats along the waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flight of canal locks
ⓘ
historic structure ⓘ |
| access | public footpaths nearby ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial canal engineering ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage and leisure interest ⓘ |
| elevationChangeRole |
lower boats
ⓘ
raise boats ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
lock chambers
ⓘ
lock gates ⓘ spillways ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partially derelict and partially restored ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | example of British canal-era engineering ⓘ |
| hasFunction | overcome steep change in elevation for boats ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed structure (local/national heritage registers) ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationReason | historic canal infrastructure ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Thames–Severn waterway route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Cotswold District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Daneway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daneway Inn (public house) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Thames and Severn Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Sapperton Tunnel (Thames and Severn Canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in connecting River Thames to River Severn via canal system
ⓘ
steep flight of multiple locks ⓘ |
| originalUse | commercial freight transport ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cotswold canals network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames and Severn Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of the Thames and Severn Canal
ⓘ
local canal restoration campaigns ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructureType | inland waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation of canal boats ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole | control water levels in canal ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal locks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daneway Locks Description of subject: Daneway Locks are a historic flight of canal locks on the former Thames and Severn Canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to help boats navigate a steep change in elevation.
Referenced by (1)
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