Rufford Branch of the River Douglas
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The Rufford Branch of the River Douglas is a canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, forming part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal system and providing a navigable link between the main canal and the River Douglas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rufford Branch of the River Douglas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9389693 — 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: Rufford Branch of the River Douglas Context triple: [Rufford, near, Rufford Branch of the River Douglas]
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A.
River Etherow
River Etherow is a river in north-west England that flows through the Longdendale valley, forming part of the boundary between Greater Manchester and Derbyshire.
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B.
Bennett Brook
Bennett Brook is a minor watercourse in Western Australia that feeds into the Swan River and flows through parts of Perth’s northeastern suburbs.
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C.
Luddenden Brook
Luddenden Brook is a small river in West Yorkshire, England, that flows through the village of Luddenden and its surrounding valley.
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D.
River Grizedale
River Grizedale is a small river in Lancashire, England, that flows through rural valleys before joining the River Wyre.
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E.
Dart Brook
Dart Brook is a minor river in New South Wales, Australia, that forms part of the Hunter River catchment.
- 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: Rufford Branch of the River Douglas Target entity description: The Rufford Branch of the River Douglas is a canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, forming part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal system and providing a navigable link between the main canal and the River Douglas.
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A.
River Etherow
River Etherow is a river in north-west England that flows through the Longdendale valley, forming part of the boundary between Greater Manchester and Derbyshire.
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B.
Bennett Brook
Bennett Brook is a minor watercourse in Western Australia that feeds into the Swan River and flows through parts of Perth’s northeastern suburbs.
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C.
Luddenden Brook
Luddenden Brook is a small river in West Yorkshire, England, that flows through the village of Luddenden and its surrounding valley.
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D.
River Grizedale
River Grizedale is a small river in Lancashire, England, that flows through rural valleys before joining the River Wyre.
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E.
Dart Brook
Dart Brook is a minor river in New South Wales, Australia, that forms part of the Hunter River catchment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canalised waterway
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
River Douglas ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasEndpoint |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
ⓘ
River Douglas ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link between Leeds and Liverpool Canal and River Douglas ⓘ |
| hasLock | lock (generic) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Rufford ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bridge (generic)
ⓘ
towpath ⓘ |
| hasUse |
heritage boating
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
Rufford ⓘ West Lancashire ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| navigableFor | boats ⓘ |
| partOf | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| partOfWaterwaySystem | British canal network ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
leisure cruising ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Douglas ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal system
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
|
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rufford Branch of the River Douglas Description of subject: The Rufford Branch of the River Douglas is a canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, forming part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal system and providing a navigable link between the main canal and the River Douglas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.