Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn)
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The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Worcester, where it meets the River Severn and forms part of a major inland navigation route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6209098 — 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: Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn) Context triple: [Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, connectsWith, Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn)]
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A.
Warwick and Birmingham Canal
The Warwick and Birmingham Canal was a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Warwick, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.
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B.
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal that forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, linking Birmingham with Fazeley and connecting to wider Midlands waterways.
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C.
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is an 18th-century English inland waterway that forms a key link between the River Severn and the Midlands canal network.
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D.
Birmingham Canal Navigations
Birmingham Canal Navigations is an extensive network of interconnected canals in the English Midlands that historically served as a major industrial transport system around Birmingham and the Black Country.
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E.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal is a historic English waterway that forms a key part of the route between the Midlands and the northwest, now incorporated into the Shropshire Union Canal network.
- 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: Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn) Target entity description: The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Worcester, where it meets the River Severn and forms part of a major inland navigation route.
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A.
Warwick and Birmingham Canal
The Warwick and Birmingham Canal was a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Warwick, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.
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B.
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal that forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, linking Birmingham with Fazeley and connecting to wider Midlands waterways.
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C.
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is an 18th-century English inland waterway that forms a key link between the River Severn and the Midlands canal network.
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D.
Birmingham Canal Navigations
Birmingham Canal Navigations is an extensive network of interconnected canals in the English Midlands that historically served as a major industrial transport system around Birmingham and the Black Country.
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E.
Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal
The Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal is a historic English waterway that forms a key part of the route between the Midlands and the northwest, now incorporated into the Shropshire Union Canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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waterway ⓘ |
| connectedVia |
River Severn
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linked to:
Severn
|
| connects |
Birmingham
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Worcester ⓘ |
| connectsToCity |
Birmingham
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Worcester ⓘ |
| connectsToWaterway |
River Severn
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linked to:
Severn
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| country | England ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
English inland waterways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Inland waterway network of England
inland navigation route between Birmingham and River Severn ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link between Birmingham canal network and River Severn ⓘ |
| hasMouthAt | Worcester ⓘ |
| hasMouthIn |
River Severn
ⓘ
linked to:
Severn
|
| heritageStatus | historic canal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | historic English waterway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| meetsWaterbody |
River Severn
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linked to:
Severn
|
| navigationStatus | navigable ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
Birmingham–Worcester–River Severn navigation
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linked to:
River Severn navigation
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| passesThrough |
West Midlands
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Worcestershire ⓘ
linked to:
Worcestershire, England
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| region | Midlands ⓘ |
| terminus |
Birmingham
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Worcester ⓘ |
| transportRole | inland water transport route ⓘ |
| usedFor |
leisure cruising
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navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ towpath walking ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn) Description of subject: The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Worcester, where it meets the River Severn and forms part of a major inland navigation route.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
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connectsWith
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Worcester and Birmingham Canal (via River Severn)
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