Smethwick Locks
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Smethwick Locks are a historic flight of canal locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations in Smethwick, England, built to manage the steep change in water level on this key industrial-era waterway.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17761858 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smethwick Locks Context triple: [Smethwick, hasIndustrialCanalFeatures, Smethwick Locks]
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Atherstone Locks
Atherstone Locks is a notable flight of canal locks on the Coventry Canal in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the waterway’s route and heritage.
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Grindley Brook Locks
Grindley Brook Locks is a notable flight of staircase locks on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire, England, known for managing a steep change in water level and attracting boating visitors.
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C.
Wolverley Lock
Wolverley Lock is a canal lock near the village of Wolverley in Worcestershire, England, forming part of the historic Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal navigation system.
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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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E.
Sprotbrough Lock
Sprotbrough Lock is a canal lock on the River Don in South Yorkshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable navigation for boats.
- 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: Smethwick Locks Target entity description: Smethwick Locks are a historic flight of canal locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations in Smethwick, England, built to manage the steep change in water level on this key industrial-era waterway.
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A.
Atherstone Locks
Atherstone Locks is a notable flight of canal locks on the Coventry Canal in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the waterway’s route and heritage.
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B.
Grindley Brook Locks
Grindley Brook Locks is a notable flight of staircase locks on the Llangollen Canal in Shropshire, England, known for managing a steep change in water level and attracting boating visitors.
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C.
Wolverley Lock
Wolverley Lock is a canal lock near the village of Wolverley in Worcestershire, England, forming part of the historic Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal navigation system.
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D.
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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E.
Sprotbrough Lock
Sprotbrough Lock is a canal lock on the River Don in South Yorkshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable navigation for boats.
- F. None of above. chosen
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