North Devon Link Road
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The North Devon Link Road is a major primary route in southwest England that connects the M5 motorway near Tiverton with the towns and coastal areas of North Devon, including Barnstaple.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A361 North Devon Link Road | 1 |
| North Devon Link Road canonical | 1 |
| The Atlantic Highway between Barnstaple and Fraddon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7136006 — 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: North Devon Link Road Context triple: [A361, hasSection, North Devon Link Road]
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A.
Heysham–M6 Link Road
The Heysham–M6 Link Road is a major road in Lancashire, England, connecting the port town of Heysham and nearby Lancaster directly to the M6 motorway to improve regional traffic flow and access.
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B.
Malvern Link
Malvern Link is a suburban area of the town of Malvern in Worcestershire, England, known for its residential character and local amenities.
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C.
Newbury bypass
The Newbury bypass is a section of roadway in Berkshire, England, built to divert traffic around the town of Newbury and widely known for the large environmental protests that accompanied its construction in the 1990s.
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D.
East Lancashire Road
East Lancashire Road is a major primary route in North West England linking Liverpool and Manchester, serving as an important regional transport corridor.
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E.
Chelmsford bypass
The Chelmsford bypass is a major roadway designed to divert through-traffic around the city of Chelmsford, reducing congestion in the urban center.
- 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: North Devon Link Road Target entity description: The North Devon Link Road is a major primary route in southwest England that connects the M5 motorway near Tiverton with the towns and coastal areas of North Devon, including Barnstaple.
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A.
Heysham–M6 Link Road
The Heysham–M6 Link Road is a major road in Lancashire, England, connecting the port town of Heysham and nearby Lancaster directly to the M6 motorway to improve regional traffic flow and access.
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B.
Malvern Link
Malvern Link is a suburban area of the town of Malvern in Worcestershire, England, known for its residential character and local amenities.
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C.
Newbury bypass
The Newbury bypass is a section of roadway in Berkshire, England, built to divert traffic around the town of Newbury and widely known for the large environmental protests that accompanied its construction in the 1990s.
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D.
East Lancashire Road
East Lancashire Road is a major primary route in North West England linking Liverpool and Manchester, serving as an important regional transport corridor.
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E.
Chelmsford bypass
The Chelmsford bypass is a major roadway designed to divert through-traffic around the city of Chelmsford, reducing congestion in the urban center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
primary route
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| category |
A roads in England
ⓘ
Roads in Devon ⓘ Transport in Devon ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Barnstaple
ⓘ
M5 motorway ⓘ North Devon coast ⓘ Tiverton ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses |
River Taw (via approaches to Barnstaple area)
ⓘ
linked to:
River Taw
|
| designation | primary route ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | M5 motorway near Tiverton ⓘ |
| followsRoute | A361 between Tiverton and Barnstaple ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
A373 (historical connection)
ⓘ
A39 ⓘ A396 ⓘ |
| hasRoadNumber | A361 ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | national speed limit (various sections) ⓘ |
| knownFor | being main strategic route into North Devon from M5 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
South West England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| maintainedBy | Devon County Council ⓘ |
| openedInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| partOf | A361 ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Bishops Tawton
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishop's Tawton
Rackenford ⓘ South Molton ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve access between M5 and North Devon
ⓘ
serve tourism traffic to North Devon coast ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Mid Devon
ⓘ
North Devon ⓘ |
| roadStandard | non-motorway trunk road ⓘ |
| roadType |
dual carriageway (short sections)
ⓘ
single carriageway ⓘ |
| upgradeStatus | subject to improvement and safety upgrade schemes ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Barnstaple ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Devon Link Road Description of subject: The North Devon Link Road is a major primary route in southwest England that connects the M5 motorway near Tiverton with the towns and coastal areas of North Devon, including Barnstaple.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: North Devon Link Road
linked to: North Devon Link Road