Driffield Navigation
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Driffield Navigation is a canalised waterway in East Yorkshire, England, historically used for navigation and trade and now popular for leisure boating and wildlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Driffield Navigation canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5239295 — 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: Driffield Navigation Context triple: [River Hull, hasPart, Driffield Navigation]
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A.
Calder and Hebble Navigation
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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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.
Sleaford Navigation
Sleaford Navigation is a restored historic canal in Lincolnshire, England, that once served as an important waterway for transporting goods to and from the town of Sleaford.
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D.
River Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation is a historic canalised river in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest navigable waterways and linking the River Wey to the River Thames.
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E.
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.
- 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: Driffield Navigation Target entity description: Driffield Navigation is a canalised waterway in East Yorkshire, England, historically used for navigation and trade and now popular for leisure boating and wildlife.
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A.
Calder and Hebble Navigation
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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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.
Sleaford Navigation
Sleaford Navigation is a restored historic canal in Lincolnshire, England, that once served as an important waterway for transporting goods to and from the town of Sleaford.
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D.
River Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation is a historic canalised river in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest navigable waterways and linking the River Wey to the River Thames.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canalised waterway
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navigation ⓘ |
| connects |
Driffield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1767 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
angling
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leisure boating ⓘ recreational navigation ⓘ wildlife conservation ⓘ |
| engineer |
James Pinkerton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Grundy Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | River Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of local industrial heritage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Coronation Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Driffield Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Driffield Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Fisholme Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Frodingham Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Hempholme Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Snakeholme Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Struncheon Hill Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Wansford Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ West Beck NERFINISHED ⓘ Whinhill Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 11 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
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Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| lockCount | 8 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Driffield Navigation Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic canal engineering
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rural scenery ⓘ wildlife habitats ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1770 ⓘ |
| originalUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Coronation
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Frodingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Hempholme NERFINISHED ⓘ Wansford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Driffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
navigable in sections
ⓘ
partially restored ⓘ |
| terminus |
Driffield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Driffield Navigation Description of subject: Driffield Navigation is a canalised waterway in East Yorkshire, England, historically used for navigation and trade and now popular for leisure boating and wildlife.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.