Radcot Lock
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Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the village of Radcot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radcot Lock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5267819 — 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: Radcot Lock Context triple: [Radcot, hasAmenity, Radcot Lock]
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A.
Eynsham Lock
Eynsham Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the village of Eynsham.
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B.
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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C.
Latchford Lock
Latchford Lock is a major lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Warrington, England, enabling large vessels to navigate between the River Mersey and the inland port network.
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D.
Rufford Lock
Rufford Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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E.
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.
- 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: Radcot Lock Target entity description: Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the village of Radcot.
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A.
Eynsham Lock
Eynsham Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the village of Eynsham.
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B.
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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C.
Latchford Lock
Latchford Lock is a major lock on the Manchester Ship Canal in Warrington, England, enabling large vessels to navigate between the River Mersey and the inland port network.
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D.
Rufford Lock
Rufford Lock is a canal lock on the Rufford Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Lancashire, England, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lock
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
by footpath
ⓘ
by river ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature |
Radcot Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Radcot
Radcot cut ⓘ Thames towpath ⓘ
linked to:
Thames Path
|
| hasFunction |
controlling downstream water level
ⓘ
controlling upstream water level ⓘ enabling boats to pass a change in river level ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAmenity |
Radcot Bridge public house
ⓘ
Radcot riverside moorings ⓘ |
| hasStructure | weir ⓘ |
| hasWeirLocation | upstream of the lock ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | Thames boating route between Lechlade and Oxford ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South East England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Radcot ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
River Thames
ⓘ
linked to:
Thames
|
| maintainedBy |
Environment Agency
ⓘ
linked to:
Environment Agency (England)
|
| manages |
river navigation
ⓘ
water levels ⓘ |
| nearbyAdministrativeArea |
Vale of White Horse district
ⓘ
linked to:
Vale of White Horse District
|
| partOf |
River Thames navigation system
ⓘ
linked to:
River Thames system
|
| riverBank | north bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| servesSettlement |
Faringdon area
ⓘ
Radcot ⓘ |
| usedBy |
anglers
ⓘ
boaters ⓘ walkers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pleasure craft navigation
ⓘ
small commercial craft navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayDirection | between Radcot and Rushey reaches of the Thames ⓘ |
| waterwaySection | non-tidal River Thames ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Radcot Lock Description of subject: Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, used to manage river navigation and water levels near the village of Radcot.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.