Allington Lock
E200061
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allington Lock canonical | 7 |
| Allington Lock and Slipway Country Park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1768520 — 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: Allington Lock Context triple: [River Medway, hasStructure, Allington Lock]
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A.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Stoke Lock
Stoke Lock is a navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, 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: Allington Lock Target entity description: 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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A.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Stoke Lock
Stoke Lock is a navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the waterway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control structure
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ river lock ⓘ |
| controls | water levels on the non-tidal Medway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom |
non-tidal River Medway
ⓘ
linked to:
River Medway
|
| hasAccess |
Medway Valley Walk
ⓘ
public footpath ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 51.283°N 0.500°E (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fish pass
ⓘ
lock keeper’s cottage ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic river infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasMaximumVesselType | inland waterway craft ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Allington Lock and Slipway Country Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Allington Lock
Allington Marina ⓘ Kent Life heritage farm park ⓘ The Malta Inn ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandUse |
pub and restaurant facilities
ⓘ
riverside leisure area ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
flood risk management
ⓘ
maintaining navigable depth upstream ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
sluice gates
ⓘ
weir ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| isAbove | tidal reach towards Rochester ⓘ |
| isBelow | East Farleigh Lock ⓘ |
| isPartOf | River Medway navigation system ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allington
ⓘ
England ⓘ Kent ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Maidstone ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | River Medway ⓘ |
| managesFunctionOf |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| marks | tidal limit of the River Medway ⓘ |
| near |
Aylesford
ⓘ
Boxley ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Environment Agency
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| upstreamFrom |
tidal River Medway
ⓘ
linked to:
River Medway
|
| usedFor |
angling nearby
ⓘ
canoeing access ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Allington Lock Description of subject: Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Allington Lock