Calder and Hebble Navigation
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Calder and Hebble Navigation is a historic canal in West Yorkshire, England, forming part of the region’s inland waterway network and linking various industrial towns along the River Calder.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calder and Hebble Navigation canonical | 11 |
| Calder and Hebble Navigation Company | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1354935 — 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: Calder and Hebble Navigation Context triple: [Sowerby Bridge, hasCanal, Calder and Hebble Navigation]
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A.
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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B.
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation is a canalised river and navigation system in South Yorkshire, England, providing an important inland waterway route for freight and leisure boating.
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C.
Godalming Navigation
Godalming Navigation is a historic canalised section of the River Wey in Surrey, England, built to enable inland water transport between Godalming and the wider Wey Navigation system.
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D.
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal, engineered by James Brindley, that links Coventry with the wider Midlands canal network and played a key role in the region’s industrial transport.
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E.
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is a restored trans-Pennine waterway in northern England, noted for its dramatic scenery and the long Standedge Tunnel that carries it beneath the Pennines.
- 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: Calder and Hebble Navigation Target entity description: Calder and Hebble Navigation is a historic canal in West Yorkshire, England, forming part of the region’s inland waterway network and linking various industrial towns along the River Calder.
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A.
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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B.
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation is a canalised river and navigation system in South Yorkshire, England, providing an important inland waterway route for freight and leisure boating.
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C.
Godalming Navigation
Godalming Navigation is a historic canalised section of the River Wey in Surrey, England, built to enable inland water transport between Godalming and the wider Wey Navigation system.
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D.
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal, engineered by James Brindley, that links Coventry with the wider Midlands canal network and played a key role in the region’s industrial transport.
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E.
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is a restored trans-Pennine waterway in northern England, noted for its dramatic scenery and the long Standedge Tunnel that carries it beneath the Pennines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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inland waterway ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aire and Calder Navigation
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Huddersfield Broad Canal ⓘ Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal (via other waterways)
Rochdale Canal ⓘ |
| constructionStart | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| follows | River Calder ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType |
stone bridges
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swing bridges ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cuttings
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locks ⓘ towpaths ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasLockType |
broad lock
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short lock ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic waterway ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Calder and Hebble Navigation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Calder and Hebble Navigation Company
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| knownFor | short lock chambers requiring handspike operation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Yorkshire
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Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| managingOrganisation | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| near |
Halifax
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Huddersfield ⓘ Leeds ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds (via connecting waterways)
|
| openingDate | 1770 ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
coal transport
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industrial freight transport ⓘ textile industry support ⓘ |
| partOf | connected West Yorkshire canal network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Brighouse
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Cooper Bridge ⓘ Dewsbury ⓘ Elland ⓘ Mirfield ⓘ |
| region | Northern England ⓘ |
| significance | facilitated industrial development in Calder Valley ⓘ |
| status |
navigable
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part of British inland waterway network ⓘ |
| terminus |
Sowerby Bridge
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Wakefield ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
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recreational boating ⓘ walking and cycling along towpaths ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | English canal system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calder and Hebble Navigation Description of subject: Calder and Hebble Navigation is a historic canal in West Yorkshire, England, forming part of the region’s inland waterway network and linking various industrial towns along the River Calder.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Calder and Hebble Navigation
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historicalOperator
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Calder and Hebble Navigation
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Calder and Hebble Navigation Company