Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a short canal branch in Lancashire, England, linking the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the River Douglas and providing a navigable route toward the Ribble Estuary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T344248 — 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.
Target entity: Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Context triple: [River Douglas, connectedTo, Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal]
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Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a major historic waterway in Northern England that links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool, passing through Lancashire and serving as an important route for industrial transport during the Industrial Revolution.
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B.
Rochdale Canal
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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C.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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D.
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
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E.
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer, more direct navigation route bypassing a hazardous stretch of the River Severn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Target entity description: The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a short canal branch in Lancashire, England, linking the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the River Douglas and providing a navigable route toward the Ribble Estuary.
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A.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a major historic waterway in Northern England that links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool, passing through Lancashire and serving as an important route for industrial transport during the Industrial Revolution.
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B.
Rochdale Canal
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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C.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
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D.
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
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E.
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
The Gloucester and Sharpness Canal is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer, more direct navigation route bypassing a hazardous stretch of the River Severn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal branch
ⓘ
navigable waterway ⓘ |
| connectsCanal | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| connectsRiver | River Douglas ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds and Liverpool Canal main line
Ribble Estuary (via River Douglas and Ribble Link) ⓘ River Douglas ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse | pleasure craft navigation ⓘ |
| feature |
manual locks
ⓘ
rural surroundings ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType |
farm access bridges
ⓘ
road bridges ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Rufford Lock
ⓘ
Sollom Lock ⓘ Tarleton Lock ⓘ |
| hasLockCount | 8 ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Burscough
ⓘ
surface form:
Burscough, Lancashire
Rufford ⓘ
surface form:
Rufford, Lancashire
Tarleton, Lancashire ⓘ |
| historicalUse | commercial freight transport ⓘ |
| isBranchOf | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | British inland waterways ⓘ |
| linksToWaterwayNetwork | Ribble Link ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | Leeds and Liverpool Canal ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
leisure boating
ⓘ
recreational cruising ⓘ |
| providesRouteToward |
Lancaster Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancaster Canal (via Ribble Link)
Ribble estuary ⓘ
surface form:
Ribble Estuary
|
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| terminus |
Tarleton Lock on the River Douglas
ⓘ
junction with Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Burscough ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
cycling along towpath ⓘ walking along towpath ⓘ |
| waterwayThrough |
Burscough
ⓘ
Rufford ⓘ Tarleton ⓘ
surface form:
Tarleton area
|
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Description of subject: The Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a short canal branch in Lancashire, England, linking the main Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the River Douglas and providing a navigable route toward the Ribble Estuary.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.