New Marton Locks
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New Marton Locks are a pair of canal locks on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire, England, helping boats navigate a change in water level along this popular cruising route.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Marton Locks canonical | 2 |
| New Marton Lock 1 | 1 |
| New Marton Lock 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11695463 — 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: New Marton Locks Context triple: [Llangollen Canal, hasPart, New Marton Locks]
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A.
Hillmorton Locks
Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
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B.
Tewitfield Locks
Tewitfield Locks is a historic flight of canal locks at the northern end of the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England, marking the former navigable limit of the waterway.
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C.
Marple Locks
Marple Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its steep ascent and scenic surroundings.
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D.
Napton Locks
Napton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Napton-on-the-Hill in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the inland waterways network.
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E.
Foxton Locks
Foxton Locks is a famous staircase flight of canal locks in Leicestershire, England, known as one of the most impressive and historically significant engineering features on the British canal network.
- 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: New Marton Locks Target entity description: New Marton Locks are a pair of canal locks on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire, England, helping boats navigate a change in water level along this popular cruising route.
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A.
Hillmorton Locks
Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
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B.
Tewitfield Locks
Tewitfield Locks is a historic flight of canal locks at the northern end of the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England, marking the former navigable limit of the waterway.
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C.
Marple Locks
Marple Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its steep ascent and scenic surroundings.
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D.
Napton Locks
Napton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Napton-on-the-Hill in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the inland waterways network.
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E.
Foxton Locks
Foxton Locks is a famous staircase flight of canal locks in Leicestershire, England, known as one of the most impressive and historically significant engineering features on the British canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock
ⓘ
pair of locks ⓘ |
| category |
Canal locks in Shropshire
ⓘ
Locks on the Llangollen Canal ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function | raise and lower boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Marton Lock 1
ⓘ
linked to:
New Marton Locks
New Marton Lock 2 ⓘ
linked to:
New Marton Locks
|
| heritage | part of the British inland waterways network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Llangollen Canal ⓘ Shropshire ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| near |
New Marton Bridge
ⓘ
St Martin's, Shropshire ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 2 ⓘ |
| onRoute | popular cruising route on the Llangollen Canal ⓘ |
| openTo | public navigation ⓘ |
| partOf | Llangollen Canal ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| tourism | popular with holiday boaters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
narrowboats
ⓘ
pleasure craft ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation ⓘ |
| waterway | Llangollen Canal ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Shropshire Union Canal network
ⓘ
linked to:
Shropshire Union Canal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Marton Locks Description of subject: New Marton Locks are a pair of canal locks on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire, England, helping boats navigate a change in water level along this popular cruising route.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Marton Locks
linked to: New Marton Locks