Rochdale Canal
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The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Rochdale Canal Context triple: [Manchester, hasCanal, Rochdale Canal]
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River Irwell
The River Irwell is a major river in North West England that flows through the cities of Manchester and Salford, historically powering their industrial development and now forming a key part of the urban landscape.
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Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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River Irk
The River Irk is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, that flows through the northern part of Manchester and has historically been associated with the city’s industrial development.
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Bourne Bridge
The Bourne Bridge is a major highway bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic over the Cape Cod Canal, serving as one of the primary gateways between mainland Massachusetts and Cape Cod.
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Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is a major estuary on Scotland’s east coast where the River Forth meets the North Sea, noted for its iconic rail and road bridges and its historical role in trade and defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rochdale Canal Target entity description: The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
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River Irwell
The River Irwell is a major river in North West England that flows through the cities of Manchester and Salford, historically powering their industrial development and now forming a key part of the urban landscape.
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B.
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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C.
River Irk
The River Irk is a small river in Greater Manchester, England, that flows through the northern part of Manchester and has historically been associated with the city’s industrial development.
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Bourne Bridge
The Bourne Bridge is a major highway bridge in Massachusetts that carries traffic over the Cape Cod Canal, serving as one of the primary gateways between mainland Massachusetts and Cape Cod.
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Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is a major estuary on Scotland’s east coast where the River Forth meets the North Sea, noted for its iconic rail and road bridges and its historical role in trade and defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
navigable waterway ⓘ |
| closedToThroughTraffic | 1952 ⓘ |
| connects |
Manchester
ⓘ
Sowerby Bridge ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | Pennines ⓘ |
| designedBy |
John Rennie the Elder
ⓘ
William Jessop ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Pennine waterways
ⓘ
surface form:
South Pennine Ring
|
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
series of locks ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Summit level near Littleborough ⓘ |
| hasUse |
angling
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leisure boating ⓘ walking and cycling along towpath ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | sections are designated as conservation areas ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
facilitated transport of coal
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facilitated transport of raw materials and finished goods ⓘ facilitated transport of textiles ⓘ important route for the Industrial Revolution in northern England ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 32 miles
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approximately 51 kilometres ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Rochdale Canal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge
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| locatedIn |
North West England
ⓘ
West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Manchester ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Hebden Bridge
ⓘ
Rochdale ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 91 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1804 ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
Rochdale Canal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rochdale Canal Company
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| partOf | Pennine waterways ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hebden Bridge
ⓘ
Littleborough ⓘ Luddenden Foot ⓘ Luddenden Foot ⓘ
surface form:
Mytholmroyd
Rochdale ⓘ Sowerby Bridge ⓘ Todmorden ⓘ |
| previousManager |
Canal & River Trust
ⓘ
surface form:
British Waterways
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| reopenedForNavigation | 2002 ⓘ |
| restorationCompleted | 2002 ⓘ |
| status | fully navigable ⓘ |
| terminus |
Manchester
ⓘ
Sowerby Bridge ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Rochdale Canal Description of subject: The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
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