Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich
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Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich is a historic navigable aqueduct in Cheshire, England, carrying the canal over the River Weaver as part of the region’s industrial-era waterway infrastructure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3075918 — 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: Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich Context triple: [River Weaver, hasBridge, Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich]
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A.
Ashton Canal aqueduct
The Ashton Canal aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Ashton Canal over the River Tame as part of the region’s industrial-era canal network.
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B.
Cromford Canal
Cromford Canal is a historic late-18th-century English waterway in Derbyshire, built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and limestone and now valued for its industrial heritage and wildlife.
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C.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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D.
Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a historic narrow canal in northwest England, known for its scenic route through Cheshire and its role in the region’s 19th-century industrial transport network.
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E.
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a short canal branch in Lancashire, England, linking the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the River Douglas and providing a navigable route toward the Ribble Estuary.
- 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: Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich Target entity description: Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich is a historic navigable aqueduct in Cheshire, England, carrying the canal over the River Weaver as part of the region’s industrial-era waterway infrastructure.
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A.
Ashton Canal aqueduct
The Ashton Canal aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Ashton Canal over the River Tame as part of the region’s industrial-era canal network.
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B.
Cromford Canal
Cromford Canal is a historic late-18th-century English waterway in Derbyshire, built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and limestone and now valued for its industrial heritage and wildlife.
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C.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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D.
Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a historic narrow canal in northwest England, known for its scenic route through Cheshire and its role in the region’s 19th-century industrial transport network.
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E.
Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a short canal branch in Lancashire, England, linking the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the River Douglas and providing a navigable route toward the Ribble Estuary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal aqueduct
ⓘ
historic structure ⓘ navigable aqueduct ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | River Weaver ⓘ |
| crossesWatercourse | River Weaver ⓘ |
| era | industrial era ⓘ |
| hasFunction | transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasNavigableWaterway | Ellesmere Canal ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | aqueduct for boats ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic ⓘ |
| isPartOf | industrial-era waterway network in Cheshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheshire
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North West England ⓘ Northwich ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Northwich town centre
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linked to:
Northwich
River Weaver ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Ellesmere Canal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellesmere Canal
ⓘ
regional waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| transportType | inland waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carrying canal traffic over a river
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navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich Description of subject: Ellesmere Canal Aqueduct at Northwich is a historic navigable aqueduct in Cheshire, England, carrying the canal over the River Weaver as part of the region’s industrial-era waterway infrastructure.
Referenced by (1)
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