Foxton Locks
E320704
Foxton Locks is a famous staircase flight of canal locks in Leicestershire, England, known as one of the most impressive and historically significant engineering features on the British canal network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foxton Locks canonical | 5 |
| Foxton Locks Museum | 1 |
| Foxton lock flight | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019263 — 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: Foxton Locks Context triple: [Grand Union Canal, hasLock, Foxton Locks]
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A.
Eastham Locks
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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B.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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C.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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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.
Hatton Locks
Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
- 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: Foxton Locks Target entity description: Foxton Locks is a famous staircase flight of canal locks in Leicestershire, England, known as one of the most impressive and historically significant engineering features on the British canal network.
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A.
Eastham Locks
Eastham Locks is a set of ship locks on the Manchester Ship Canal in Cheshire, England, serving as a key gateway between the canal and the River Mersey.
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B.
Kingston Mills Locks
Kingston Mills Locks is a historic lockstation at the southern entrance of Canada’s Rideau Canal, known for its 19th-century engineering works and scenic setting near Kingston, Ontario.
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C.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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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.
Hatton Locks
Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal engineering structure
ⓘ
staircase flight of canal locks ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| category |
Canal locks in Leicestershire
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Grand Union Canal ⓘ Tourist attractions in Leicestershire ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal
ⓘ
Old Union Canal route towards Northampton ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| designedBy | Benjamin Bevan ⓘ |
| elevationChange |
about 23 metres
ⓘ
about 75 feet ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
moorings for visiting boats
ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ walking routes along the canal ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canalside pubs
ⓘ
car parks ⓘ lock keeper’s cottages ⓘ side pounds ⓘ towpath ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
information boards about canal history
ⓘ
museum displays about the inclined plane ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
listed structure
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scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Foxton Inclined Plane boat lift
ⓘ
linked to:
Foxton Inclined Plane
|
| knownFor |
being one of the most impressive lock flights on the British canal network
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historic canal engineering ⓘ tourism and leisure boating ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Leicestershire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Foxton
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Market Harborough ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Summit level between Leicester and Market Harborough ⓘ |
| lockConfiguration | staircase ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure | Foxton Inclined Plane ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 10 ⓘ |
| opened | 1814 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to connect the Grand Union Canal with the Old Union Canal route ⓘ |
| ownership | publicly owned waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
narrowboat traffic
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| waterway |
Grand Union Canal Leicester Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Union Canal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Foxton Locks Description of subject: Foxton Locks is a famous staircase flight of canal locks in Leicestershire, England, known as one of the most impressive and historically significant engineering features on the British canal network.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Foxton Locks
linked to: Foxton Locks