Wey and Arun Canal (remnants)
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The Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) are the surviving sections of a historic 19th-century waterway in Surrey and West Sussex, now partly restored and valued for heritage, recreation, and wildlife.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wey and Arun Canal (historically) | 1 |
| Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5393098 — 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: Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) Context triple: [Borough of Waverley, contains, Wey and Arun Canal (remnants)]
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Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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B.
Warwick and Napton Canal
The Warwick and Napton Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked Warwick to Napton Junction and now forms part of the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
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C.
Keadby Canal
Keadby Canal is a navigable waterway in South Yorkshire, England, linking inland navigation routes to the River Trent near the village of Keadby.
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D.
North Western Canal
The North Western Canal is a major irrigation channel in Pakistan’s Sindh region that distributes Indus River water from the Sukkur Barrage to surrounding agricultural lands.
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E.
Leicester Canal
The Leicester Canal is a historic English waterway built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate transport and trade in and around the city of Leicester.
- 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: Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) Target entity description: The Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) are the surviving sections of a historic 19th-century waterway in Surrey and West Sussex, now partly restored and valued for heritage, recreation, and wildlife.
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A.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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B.
Warwick and Napton Canal
The Warwick and Napton Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked Warwick to Napton Junction and now forms part of the main line of the Grand Union Canal.
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C.
Keadby Canal
Keadby Canal is a navigable waterway in South Yorkshire, England, linking inland navigation routes to the River Trent near the village of Keadby.
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D.
North Western Canal
The North Western Canal is a major irrigation channel in Pakistan’s Sindh region that distributes Indus River water from the Sukkur Barrage to surrounding agricultural lands.
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E.
Leicester Canal
The Leicester Canal is a historic English waterway built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate transport and trade in and around the city of Leicester.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal remnants
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historic waterway ⓘ restored canal ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of 19th-century canal engineering
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regional industrial heritage ⓘ |
| ecologicalValue |
wetland corridor
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wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
forms green corridor
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supports biodiversity ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse |
River Arun
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River Wey ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
heritage interpretation
ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partly restored ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bridges
ⓘ
disused canal sections ⓘ locks ⓘ restored canal sections ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalRoute |
boating routes on restored sections
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towpath walking routes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local heritage asset ⓘ |
| heritageValue | locally important historic waterway ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Surrey
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West Sussex ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
local authorities
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volunteer groups ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Guildford area
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linked to:
Guildford
Pulborough area ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
freight transport
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link between River Wey and River Arun ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| ownedBy | multiple landowners ⓘ |
| partOf | Wey and Arun Canal ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| terrain | rural landscape ⓘ |
| tourism |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
rural tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
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boating ⓘ recreation ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) Description of subject: The Wey and Arun Canal (remnants) are the surviving sections of a historic 19th-century waterway in Surrey and West Sussex, now partly restored and valued for heritage, recreation, and wildlife.
Referenced by (2)
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