Mersey Ferry
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The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mersey Ferry canonical | 6 |
| Mersey Ferries | 4 |
| Mersey Ferries network | 2 |
| Mersey Ferries fleet | 1 |
| Mersey ferry | 1 |
| Mersey ferry network | 1 |
| Royal Iris of the Mersey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T409372 — 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: Mersey Ferry Context triple: [River Mersey, hasFerryService, Mersey Ferry]
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A.
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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D.
Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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E.
Mersey Gateway Bridge
The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a modern six-lane toll bridge in northwest England that carries road traffic across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mersey Ferry Target entity description: The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
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A.
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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D.
Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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E.
Mersey Gateway Bridge
The Mersey Gateway Bridge is a modern six-lane toll bridge in northwest England that carries road traffic across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger ferry service
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gerry and the Pacemakers ⓘ |
| connects |
Liverpool
ⓘ
Seacombe ⓘ Woodside ⓘ |
| crosses | River Mersey ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Merseytravel
ⓘ
surface form:
Merseytravel board
|
| hasCulturalSignificance |
featured in local music and media
ⓘ
symbol of Merseyside identity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
access to UNESCO-listed Liverpool waterfront views
ⓘ
commentary on local landmarks ⓘ |
| hasOnboardFacility |
café
ⓘ
indoor seating ⓘ outdoor viewing deck ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
charter cruises
ⓘ
scheduled crossings ⓘ special event sailings ⓘ |
| hasTerminal |
Pier Head
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surface form:
Pier Head ferry terminal
Seacombe ferry terminal ⓘ Woodside ferry terminal ⓘ |
| hasThemeSong | Ferry Cross the Mersey ⓘ |
| hasVessel |
Dazzle Ferry Snowdrop
ⓘ
Mersey Ferry self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Iris of the Mersey
Snowdrop ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic transport service ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic role in local transport
ⓘ
iconic river crossings ⓘ views of Liverpool waterfront ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North West England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| offersService | River Explorer Cruise ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Merseytravel ⓘ |
| operatesOn | River Mersey ⓘ |
| operatesWithin |
Mersey Estuary
ⓘ
surface form:
Mersey estuary
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| partOf |
Merseytravel
ⓘ
surface form:
Merseytravel transport network
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| primaryUse |
commuter transport
ⓘ
leisure cruises ⓘ |
| regionServed | Merseyside ⓘ |
| routeType | cross-river ferry ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | UK maritime safety regulations ⓘ |
| servesArea | Wirral ⓘ |
| servesCity | Liverpool ⓘ |
| ticketIntegration | Merseytravel ticketing system ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerType |
commuters
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tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Mersey Ferry Description of subject: The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.