Hatton Locks
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Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hatton Locks canonical | 3 |
| Hatton flight of locks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3019262 — 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: Hatton Locks Context triple: [Grand Union Canal, hasLock, Hatton Locks]
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A.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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B.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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C.
Bardney Lock
Bardney Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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D.
Shepperton Lock
Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the town of Shepperton.
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E.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
- 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: Hatton Locks Target entity description: Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
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A.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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B.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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C.
Bardney Lock
Bardney Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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D.
Shepperton Lock
Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the town of Shepperton.
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E.
Catteshall Lock
Catteshall Lock is a historic navigation lock on the River Wey in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest commercial waterways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
flight of canal locks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hatton Flight
ⓘ
Stairway to Heaven ⓘ |
| connects |
lower pound of Grand Union Canal near Warwick
ⓘ
upper pound of Grand Union Canal towards Birmingham ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1790s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | leisure boating ⓘ |
| elevationGain | about 45 metres ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorUse | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public footpath ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
café nearby
ⓘ
car park nearby ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature |
balance beams
ⓘ
paddle gear ⓘ pounds between locks ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
narrow locks (originally)
ⓘ
wide locks (after widening) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal feature ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | facilitated industrial-era freight transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hatton ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Warwick ⓘ |
| lockType | double-gated pound locks ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Hatton
ⓘ
surface form:
Hatton village
Warwick ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 21 ⓘ |
| onWaterway | Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| originalCanal | Warwick and Birmingham Canal ⓘ |
| partOf |
British canal network
ⓘ
Grand Union Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Union Canal main line
|
| popularFor |
boating
ⓘ
gongoozling ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | enable boat traffic over steep gradient ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| tourismType | canal-side visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedBy |
narrowboats
ⓘ
wide-beam boats ⓘ |
| waterwayDirection | between Warwick and Birmingham on Grand Union Canal ⓘ |
| widened | 1930s ⓘ |
| widenedFor | Grand Union Canal modernization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hatton Locks Description of subject: Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hatton flight of locks