Ashton Canal aqueduct
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The Ashton Canal aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Ashton Canal over the River Tame as part of the region’s industrial-era canal network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashton Canal aqueduct canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2309793 — 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: Ashton Canal aqueduct Context triple: [River Tame, hasBridge, Ashton Canal aqueduct]
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A.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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B.
Digswell Viaduct
Digswell Viaduct is a prominent 19th-century railway viaduct in Hertfordshire, England, known for its long brick arches carrying trains high above the River Mimram and surrounding countryside.
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C.
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
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D.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.
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E.
Trowse Swing Bridge
Trowse Swing Bridge is a movable railway bridge near Norwich in Norfolk, England, that carries trains over the River Yare and swings open to allow river traffic to pass.
- 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: Ashton Canal aqueduct Target entity description: The Ashton Canal aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Ashton Canal over the River Tame as part of the region’s industrial-era canal network.
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A.
Barton Swing Aqueduct
Barton Swing Aqueduct is a pioneering movable navigable aqueduct in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Bridgewater Canal over the Manchester Ship Canal by swinging aside to allow large ships to pass.
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B.
Digswell Viaduct
Digswell Viaduct is a prominent 19th-century railway viaduct in Hertfordshire, England, known for its long brick arches carrying trains high above the River Mimram and surrounding countryside.
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C.
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
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D.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a renowned early 19th-century engineering masterpiece in Wales, featuring a towering cast-iron aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal high above the River Dee.
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E.
Trowse Swing Bridge
Trowse Swing Bridge is a movable railway bridge near Norwich in Norfolk, England, that carries trains over the River Yare and swings open to allow river traffic to pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
canal aqueduct ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| carries | Ashton Canal ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tame ⓘ |
| crossesWaterBody | River Tame ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link industrial areas along Ashton Canal ⓘ |
| heritage | historic waterway structure ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ashton-under-Lyne
ⓘ
Tameside ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Ashton Canal ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in regional industrial transport history ⓘ |
| openToTraffic | yes ⓘ |
| owner | canal navigation authority in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ashton Canal
ⓘ
Manchester canal network ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Manchester canal system
industrial-era canal network in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| structureType | masonry aqueduct ⓘ |
| trafficType | canal boats ⓘ |
| usedFor |
carrying canal over river
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ water transport ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem |
Ashton Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashton Canal system
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashton Canal aqueduct Description of subject: The Ashton Canal aqueduct is a historic waterway structure in Greater Manchester, England, that carries the Ashton Canal over the River Tame as part of the region’s industrial-era canal network.
Referenced by (1)
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