Bingley Five Rise Locks
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Bingley Five Rise Locks is a historic and steep staircase lock system on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, England, renowned as one of the most impressive feats of early British canal engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bingley Five Rise Locks canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1579648 — 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: Bingley Five Rise Locks Context triple: [Leeds and Liverpool Canal, hasLock, Bingley Five Rise Locks]
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A.
Rosedale Lock
Rosedale Lock is a navigational lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that helps boats transition between different water levels along the canal system.
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B.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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C.
Sunbury Lock
Sunbury Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate between different stretches of the river.
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D.
Deansgate Locks
Deansgate Locks is a popular leisure and nightlife complex in Manchester, England, featuring bars, restaurants, and venues built into converted railway arches along the Rochdale Canal.
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E.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- 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: Bingley Five Rise Locks Target entity description: Bingley Five Rise Locks is a historic and steep staircase lock system on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, England, renowned as one of the most impressive feats of early British canal engineering.
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A.
Rosedale Lock
Rosedale Lock is a navigational lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that helps boats transition between different water levels along the canal system.
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B.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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C.
Sunbury Lock
Sunbury Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate between different stretches of the river.
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D.
Deansgate Locks
Deansgate Locks is a popular leisure and nightlife complex in Manchester, England, featuring bars, restaurants, and venues built into converted railway arches along the Rochdale Canal.
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E.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock flight
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staircase lock ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | John Longbotham ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Bingley town centre via footpaths ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1768 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | leisure boating ⓘ |
| designedFor | commercial barge traffic ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 0.4 miles from Bingley Three Rise Locks ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath for pedestrians ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStructure | Bingley Three Rise Locks ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
five interconnected lock chambers
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single set of gates between adjacent chambers ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
car park for visitors
ⓘ
visitor information boards ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Bingley Five Rise Locks bottom basin
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Bingley Five Rise Locks top basin ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject | popular subject for canal photography ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | lockside viewing area for the public ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed structure ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bingley
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England ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| lockType | staircase lock ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Bradford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the steepest lock staircases in Britain
ⓘ
early British canal engineering ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1774 ⓘ |
| operator | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
|
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | lockside railings and warning signs ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | major visitor attraction on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
navigation of narrowboats ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| verticalRise |
about 60 feet
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approximately 18 metres ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | British canal network ⓘ |
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Subject: Bingley Five Rise Locks Description of subject: Bingley Five Rise Locks is a historic and steep staircase lock system on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, England, renowned as one of the most impressive feats of early British canal engineering.
Referenced by (7)
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