Nantwich Aqueduct
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Nantwich Aqueduct is a historic cast-iron canal aqueduct in Cheshire, England, designed by Thomas Telford to carry the Shropshire Union Canal over a road near the town of Nantwich.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nantwich Aqueduct canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5153227 — 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: Nantwich Aqueduct Context triple: [Nantwich, hasLandmark, Nantwich Aqueduct]
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A.
Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct is a historic stone canal aqueduct in Marple, Greater Manchester, that carries the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt.
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B.
Bollington Aqueduct
Bollington Aqueduct is a historic stone canal aqueduct in Bollington, Cheshire, carrying the Macclesfield Canal over the River Dean and forming a notable local landmark.
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C.
Ewood Aqueduct
Ewood Aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Lancashire, England, that carries the Leeds and Liverpool Canal over the River Darwen.
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D.
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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E.
Avoncliff Aqueduct
Avoncliff Aqueduct is a historic stone structure in Wiltshire, England, that carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and a railway line.
- 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: Nantwich Aqueduct Target entity description: Nantwich Aqueduct is a historic cast-iron canal aqueduct in Cheshire, England, designed by Thomas Telford to carry the Shropshire Union Canal over a road near the town of Nantwich.
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A.
Marple Aqueduct
Marple Aqueduct is a historic stone canal aqueduct in Marple, Greater Manchester, that carries the Peak Forest Canal across the River Goyt.
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B.
Bollington Aqueduct
Bollington Aqueduct is a historic stone canal aqueduct in Bollington, Cheshire, carrying the Macclesfield Canal over the River Dean and forming a notable local landmark.
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C.
Ewood Aqueduct
Ewood Aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Lancashire, England, that carries the Leeds and Liverpool Canal over the River Darwen.
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D.
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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E.
Avoncliff Aqueduct
Avoncliff Aqueduct is a historic stone structure in Wiltshire, England, that carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and a railway line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal aqueduct
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cast-iron aqueduct ⓘ historic structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Industrial Revolution canal network ⓘ |
| carries | Shropshire Union Canal ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Wellington Road ⓘ |
| designer | Thomas Telford ⓘ |
| function | to carry canal over road ⓘ |
| hasArchType | segmental arch ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cast-iron trough
ⓘ
stone abutments ⓘ |
| hasParapet | cast-iron balustrades ⓘ |
| hasRailings | ornamental cast-iron railings ⓘ |
| hasSpanCount | 1 ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England
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linked to:
National Heritage List for England entry
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| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nantwich Basin ⓘ |
| locatedOn | A534 road ⓘ |
| location |
Cheshire
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England ⓘ Nantwich ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| material |
cast iron
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stone ⓘ |
| openingDate | early 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Shropshire Union Canal ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigable waterway traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nantwich Aqueduct Description of subject: Nantwich Aqueduct is a historic cast-iron canal aqueduct in Cheshire, England, designed by Thomas Telford to carry the Shropshire Union Canal over a road near the town of Nantwich.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.