Irlam Lock
E9868
Irlam Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester, England, that helps manage vessel traffic and water levels along the waterway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irlam Lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T46565 — 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: Irlam Lock Context triple: [Manchester Ship Canal, hasLock, Irlam Lock]
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A.
Eastham Lock
Eastham Lock is a major lock complex at the entrance of the Manchester Ship Canal near the River Mersey, enabling sea-going vessels to access the inland waterway.
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B.
Latchford Lock
Latchford Lock is a major lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Warrington, England, enabling large vessels to navigate between the River Mersey and the inland port network.
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C.
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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D.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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E.
Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
- 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: Irlam Lock Target entity description: Irlam Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester, England, that helps manage vessel traffic and water levels along the waterway.
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A.
Eastham Lock
Eastham Lock is a major lock complex at the entrance of the Manchester Ship Canal near the River Mersey, enabling sea-going vessels to access the inland waterway.
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B.
Latchford Lock
Latchford Lock is a major lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Warrington, England, enabling large vessels to navigate between the River Mersey and the inland port network.
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C.
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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D.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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E.
Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
infrastructure ⓘ |
| controls | water level differences along Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | controlled access for vessels ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringStructureType |
gates
ⓘ
lock chamber ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regulation of vessel traffic
ⓘ
regulation of water levels ⓘ |
| hasWaterwayRole |
navigation control point
ⓘ
water level control structure ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportNetwork | inland waterway network of England ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Irlam ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| maintains | navigable depth on Manchester Ship Canal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manchester Ship Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Ship Canal system
|
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| supportsVesselType |
barges
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ commercial ships ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
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inland water transport ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irlam Lock Description of subject: Irlam Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester, England, that helps manage vessel traffic and water levels along the waterway.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.