Town Weir, Guildford
E139936
Town Weir, Guildford is a man-made river structure on the River Wey in Guildford, Surrey, used to control water levels and flow through the town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Town Weir, Guildford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1219570 — 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: Town Weir, Guildford Context triple: [River Wey, hasWeir, Town Weir, Guildford]
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A.
Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle is a medieval Norman fortress in Guildford, Surrey, known for its historic ruins and elevated views over the town and surrounding countryside.
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B.
Woolwich Town Hall
Woolwich Town Hall is a historic municipal building in Woolwich, London, known for its distinctive Edwardian Baroque architecture and role as the local seat of government.
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C.
Styal
Styal is a village in Cheshire, England, known for its historic cotton mill and role in the early Industrial Revolution.
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D.
Guildford railway station
Guildford railway station is a major railway hub in Surrey, England, providing regional and commuter services on several key routes in the South Western rail network.
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E.
Brentford Dock
Brentford Dock is a historic former trans-shipment dock on the River Thames in West London that has been redeveloped into a residential and marina complex.
- 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: Town Weir, Guildford Target entity description: Town Weir, Guildford is a man-made river structure on the River Wey in Guildford, Surrey, used to control water levels and flow through the town.
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A.
Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle is a medieval Norman fortress in Guildford, Surrey, known for its historic ruins and elevated views over the town and surrounding countryside.
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B.
Woolwich Town Hall
Woolwich Town Hall is a historic municipal building in Woolwich, London, known for its distinctive Edwardian Baroque architecture and role as the local seat of government.
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C.
Styal
Styal is a village in Cheshire, England, known for its historic cotton mill and role in the early Industrial Revolution.
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D.
Guildford railway station
Guildford railway station is a major railway hub in Surrey, England, providing regional and commuter services on several key routes in the South Western rail network.
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E.
Brentford Dock
Brentford Dock is a historic former trans-shipment dock on the River Thames in West London that has been redeveloped into a residential and marina complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydraulic_structure
ⓘ
man_made_structure ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Guildford Borough Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Borough_of_Guildford
|
| affects |
River_Wey_water_levels_in_Guildford
ⓘ
flow_characteristics_of_River_Wey_through_Guildford ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Guildford Town Weir ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flow_regulation
ⓘ
water_level_control ⓘ |
| hasName | Town Weir ⓘ |
| isInUrbanArea | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Guildford ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | River Wey ⓘ |
| manMade | true ⓘ |
| material | engineered_construction_materials ⓘ |
| near |
High Street, Guildford
ⓘ
surface form:
Guildford_high_street_area
central_Guildford ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Wey Navigation
ⓘ
surface form:
River_Wey_navigation_in_Guildford_area
|
| region |
South East England
ⓘ
surface form:
South_East_England
|
| riverBasin |
River Wey
ⓘ
surface form:
River_Wey_basin
|
| serves |
Guildford
ⓘ
surface form:
Guildford_town_centre
|
| structureType | fixed_weir ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maintaining_navigable_water_levels
ⓘ
managing_river_flow_through_town ⓘ |
| watercourseType | river ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
channel_flow_control
ⓘ
flood_risk_management_support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Town Weir, Guildford Description of subject: Town Weir, Guildford is a man-made river structure on the River Wey in Guildford, Surrey, used to control water levels and flow through the town.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.