Triple
T5744215
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shropshire Union Canal |
E126687
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasBranch |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Middlewich Branch
The Middlewich Branch is a canal in northwest England that links the Shropshire Union Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network.
|
E548946
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Middlewich Branch | Statement: [Shropshire Union Canal, hasBranch, Middlewich Branch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middlewich Branch Context triple: [Shropshire Union Canal, hasBranch, Middlewich Branch]
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A.
Middlewich
Middlewich is a historic market town in Cheshire, England, known for its long-standing salt production and location at the junction of several canals.
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B.
Lichfield Trent Valley
Lichfield Trent Valley is a railway station in Lichfield, Staffordshire, that serves as an interchange on both the West Coast Main Line and the Cross-City Line.
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C.
Forestdale branch
The Forestdale branch is a regional subgroup of the Mogollon culture known from archaeological remains in the American Southwest.
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D.
Cheadle
Cheadle is a suburban town in Greater Manchester, England, known for its residential character and proximity to Stockport and Manchester.
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E.
Cannock
Cannock is a market town in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England, known historically for coal mining and its proximity to the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Middlewich Branch Triple: [Shropshire Union Canal, hasBranch, Middlewich Branch]
Generated description
The Middlewich Branch is a canal in northwest England that links the Shropshire Union Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middlewich Branch Target entity description: The Middlewich Branch is a canal in northwest England that links the Shropshire Union Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal, forming part of the region’s historic inland waterway network.
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A.
Middlewich
Middlewich is a historic market town in Cheshire, England, known for its long-standing salt production and location at the junction of several canals.
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B.
Lichfield Trent Valley
Lichfield Trent Valley is a railway station in Lichfield, Staffordshire, that serves as an interchange on both the West Coast Main Line and the Cross-City Line.
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C.
Forestdale branch
The Forestdale branch is a regional subgroup of the Mogollon culture known from archaeological remains in the American Southwest.
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D.
Cheadle
Cheadle is a suburban town in Greater Manchester, England, known for its residential character and proximity to Stockport and Manchester.
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E.
Cannock
Cannock is a market town in the Cannock Chase district of Staffordshire, England, known historically for coal mining and its proximity to the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c0083179548190b384b0bf3c08ca4d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c02586b25c819083c409ce324268cc |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c097f9b6e08190bb68ea850ba813ff |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c098d889e08190adbd12504a7f3fa1 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c09990da18819099fdc8f25f2ddef2 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:48 p.m.