British Waterways
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British Waterways was the public corporation responsible for managing and maintaining most of the inland waterways and canals in Great Britain until its functions were transferred to successor bodies in the 2010s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Waterways canonical | 8 |
| British Waterways Board | 2 |
| British Waterways Board (Scotland operations) | 1 |
| The Waterways Trust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14583187 — 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: British Waterways Context triple: [Marple Aqueduct, formerlyAdministeredBy, British Waterways]
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A.
Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust is a charitable organization responsible for caring for and maintaining much of England and Wales’s historic canal and river network.
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B.
Aire and Calder Navigation
The Aire and Calder Navigation is a major canalised river and waterway in West Yorkshire, England, historically important for transporting coal and goods between the industrial towns of the Pennines and the Humber estuary.
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C.
Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and promoting the historic Kennet and Avon Canal for public benefit and heritage conservation.
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D.
Cotswold Canals Trust
Cotswold Canals Trust is a charitable organization dedicated to restoring, preserving, and promoting the historic canal network in the Cotswolds region of England.
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E.
Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation is a man-made canalised waterway in Essex, England, built to provide a navigable route between Chelmsford and the tidal River Blackwater at Maldon.
- 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: British Waterways Target entity description: British Waterways was the public corporation responsible for managing and maintaining most of the inland waterways and canals in Great Britain until its functions were transferred to successor bodies in the 2010s.
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A.
Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust is a charitable organization responsible for caring for and maintaining much of England and Wales’s historic canal and river network.
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B.
Aire and Calder Navigation
The Aire and Calder Navigation is a major canalised river and waterway in West Yorkshire, England, historically important for transporting coal and goods between the industrial towns of the Pennines and the Humber estuary.
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C.
Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
The Kennet and Avon Canal Trust is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and promoting the historic Kennet and Avon Canal for public benefit and heritage conservation.
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D.
Cotswold Canals Trust
Cotswold Canals Trust is a charitable organization dedicated to restoring, preserving, and promoting the historic canal network in the Cotswolds region of England.
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E.
Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation is a man-made canalised waterway in Essex, England, built to provide a navigable route between Chelmsford and the tidal River Blackwater at Maldon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: British Waterways