Limehouse Cut

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Limehouse Cut is a historic canal in East London that links the River Lea to the River Thames, forming part of the city’s inland waterway network.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Limehouse Cut canonical 11

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
connectedTo Regent's Canal via Limehouse Basin ⓘ
linked to: Regent’s Canal
connectsWaterBody River Lea ⓘ
River Lee Navigation ⓘ
River Thames ⓘ
linked to: Thames
constructionStartDate 1766 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus historic canal ⓘ
hasLock Bow Locks ⓘ
hasNearbyTransport DLR Limehouse station ⓘ
Limehouse railway station ⓘ
hasTowpath yes ⓘ
hasUse residential moorings ⓘ
urban regeneration corridor ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest canals in London ⓘ
inception 1766 ⓘ
length approximately 2 miles ⓘ
locatedIn East London ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory London Borough of Newham ⓘ
London Borough of Tower Hamlets ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater London Urban Area ⓘ
linked to: Greater London
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
managingOrganization Canal & River Trust ⓘ
mouthLocation Limehouse Basin ⓘ
navigable yes ⓘ
originalPurpose to avoid the winding lower reaches of the River Lea ⓘ
to provide a more direct route between the River Lea and the River Thames ⓘ
partOf River Lee Navigation system ⓘ
inland waterway network of London ⓘ
region East End of London ⓘ
sourceLocation near Bow Locks ⓘ
terminus Bow Locks ⓘ
Limehouse Basin ⓘ
usedFor cycling ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ
towpath walking ⓘ
waterwaySystem River Thames basin ⓘ
linked to: Thames Basin
waterwayThrough Bow ⓘ
Bromley-by-Bow ⓘ
Limehouse ⓘ
Newham ⓘ
Poplar ⓘ
Tower Hamlets ⓘ
waterwayType artificial cut ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Lea → hasStructure → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Bow → hasNearbyWaterway → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Lee Navigation → connectedVia → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Bow Locks → connectsToWaterway → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Limehouse → knownFor → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Limehouse Basin → adjacentTo → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Greater London waterways → hasPart → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Bow Back Rivers → connectedTo → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
River Lea Navigation → connectsTo → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
River Lea Navigation → hasPart → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Bromley-by-Bow → locatedNear → Limehouse Cut ⓘ