Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal
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The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is a rural English waterway linking the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal, forming part of the Cheshire canal network.
All labels observed (1)
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| Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22865226 — 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: Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal Context triple: [Wardle Canal, isJunctionBetween, Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal]
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Shrewsbury Canal
The Shrewsbury Canal was a historic English waterway in Shropshire that formed part of the region’s industrial-era canal network, linking local towns and industries before its eventual decline with the rise of rail transport.
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B.
Droitwich Canal
Droitwich Canal is a restored historic waterway in Worcestershire, England, linking the town of Droitwich Spa to the River Severn and forming part of the region’s canal network.
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C.
Wyrley and Essington Canal
The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.
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D.
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal that forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, linking Birmingham with Fazeley and connecting to wider Midlands waterways.
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E.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal is a historic English waterway that forms a key part of the route between the Midlands and the northwest, now incorporated into the Shropshire Union 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: Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal Target entity description: The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is a rural English waterway linking the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal, forming part of the Cheshire canal network.
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A.
Shrewsbury Canal
The Shrewsbury Canal was a historic English waterway in Shropshire that formed part of the region’s industrial-era canal network, linking local towns and industries before its eventual decline with the rise of rail transport.
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B.
Droitwich Canal
Droitwich Canal is a restored historic waterway in Worcestershire, England, linking the town of Droitwich Spa to the River Severn and forming part of the region’s canal network.
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C.
Wyrley and Essington Canal
The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.
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D.
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal that forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, linking Birmingham with Fazeley and connecting to wider Midlands waterways.
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E.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal is a historic English waterway that forms a key part of the route between the Midlands and the northwest, now incorporated into the Shropshire Union Canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.