Wardle Lock
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Wardle Lock is a historic canal lock at Middlewich in Cheshire, England, serving as the junction between the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wardle Lock canonical | 3 |
| Wardle Lock Branch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22211085 — 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: Wardle Lock Context triple: [Middlewich Branch, joinsWaterwayAt, Wardle Lock]
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A.
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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B.
Hanham Lock
Hanham Lock is a lock on the River Avon in South Gloucestershire, England, known for managing river navigation and marking the tidal limit of the waterway near Hanham.
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C.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a navigation lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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D.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, known for managing river navigation and water levels near the village of Sandford-on-Thames.
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E.
Wansford Lock
Wansford Lock is a historic canal lock on the Driffield Navigation in East Yorkshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage 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: Wardle Lock Target entity description: Wardle Lock is a historic canal lock at Middlewich in Cheshire, England, serving as the junction between the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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A.
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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B.
Hanham Lock
Hanham Lock is a lock on the River Avon in South Gloucestershire, England, known for managing river navigation and marking the tidal limit of the waterway near Hanham.
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C.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a navigation lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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D.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, known for managing river navigation and water levels near the village of Sandford-on-Thames.
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E.
Wansford Lock
Wansford Lock is a historic canal lock on the Driffield Navigation in East Yorkshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wardle Lock