Shepperton Lock
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Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the town of Shepperton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shepperton Lock canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1862540 — 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: Shepperton Lock Context triple: [Shepperton, crossedBy, Shepperton 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.
Brentford Lock
Brentford Lock is a historic canal lock and waterside area on the Grand Union Canal in Brentford, west London, known for its maritime heritage and regenerated residential and leisure developments.
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C.
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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D.
East Farleigh Lock
East Farleigh Lock is a navigation lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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E.
Bardney Lock
Bardney 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: Shepperton Lock Target entity description: Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the town of Shepperton.
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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.
Brentford Lock
Brentford Lock is a historic canal lock and waterside area on the Grand Union Canal in Brentford, west London, known for its maritime heritage and regenerated residential and leisure developments.
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C.
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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D.
East Farleigh Lock
East Farleigh Lock is a navigation lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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E.
Bardney Lock
Bardney 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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lock
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ structure on the River Thames ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
footbridge
ⓘ
towpath ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature |
island between lock cut and main river
ⓘ
lock cut ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lock island
ⓘ
weir ⓘ |
| hasFunction | raising and lowering boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
control mechanisms for sluices
ⓘ
landing stages ⓘ mooring bollards ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority |
Environment Agency Thames Region
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| hasNearbyFeature |
Desborough Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Wey confluence ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Lower Halliford
ⓘ
Shepperton Green ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
lock gates
ⓘ
warning signs ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | Chertsey Lock ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shepperton
ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Shepperton
ⓘ
Shepperton Weir ⓘ Weybridge ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
River Thames
ⓘ
linked to:
Thames
|
| locatedUpstreamOf | Sunbury Lock ⓘ |
| manages |
river navigation
ⓘ
water levels ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Environment Agency
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| partOf |
River Thames navigation system
ⓘ
linked to:
Tideway of the River Thames
|
| purpose |
to allow vessels to pass a change in river level
ⓘ
to regulate water levels for navigation ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately 40 miles from Teddington Lock ⓘ |
| usedBy |
pleasure craft
ⓘ
small commercial vessels ⓘ trip boats ⓘ |
| waterway | non-tidal River Thames ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shepperton Lock Description of subject: Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the town of Shepperton.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.