Barrowford Locks
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Barrowford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, notable for helping boats navigate a significant change in elevation near the village of Barrowford.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrowford Bottom Lock | 1 |
| Barrowford Locks canonical | 1 |
| Barrowford Top Lock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7597886 — 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: Barrowford Locks Context triple: [Barrowford, hasFeature, Barrowford Locks]
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A.
Saltersford Lock
Saltersford Lock is a navigation lock on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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B.
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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C.
Mutford Lock
Mutford Lock is a historic navigation lock in Suffolk, England, that connects Oulton Broad to Lake Lothing and the North Sea via Lowestoft.
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D.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a navigation lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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E.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- 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: Barrowford Locks Target entity description: Barrowford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, notable for helping boats navigate a significant change in elevation near the village of Barrowford.
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A.
Saltersford Lock
Saltersford Lock is a navigation lock on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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B.
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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C.
Mutford Lock
Mutford Lock is a historic navigation lock in Suffolk, England, that connects Oulton Broad to Lake Lothing and the North Sea via Lowestoft.
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D.
Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a navigation lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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E.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
flight of canal locks ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Barrowford Reservoir (via feeder system) ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | artificial waterway structure ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath for pedestrians ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bypass weirs
ⓘ
gates ⓘ lock chambers ⓘ paddles ⓘ spillways ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
allows passage of boats between different water levels
ⓘ
enables boats to navigate change in elevation ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
car parking for visitors
ⓘ
interpretive signage about canal history ⓘ moorings for boats ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Barrowford Bottom Lock
ⓘ
linked to:
Barrowford Locks
Barrowford Top Lock ⓘ
linked to:
Barrowford Locks
|
| heritage | part of historic British canal network ⓘ |
| historicalUse | commercial freight transport ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
British canal network
ⓘ
linked to:
British inland waterways network
|
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Borough of Pendle ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Barrowford ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal summit pound (nearby)
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
|
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbyRoad | M65 motorway ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Nelson, Lancashire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
managing significant elevation change on canal
ⓘ
series of closely spaced locks ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| partOf |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal lock system
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Leeds and Liverpool Canal main line ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
|
| partOfRoute |
Leeds–Liverpool through canal route
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
|
| tourism | local visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland water transport
ⓘ
narrowboat navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterway | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barrowford Locks Description of subject: Barrowford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, notable for helping boats navigate a significant change in elevation near the village of Barrowford.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Barrowford Locks
linked to: Barrowford Locks