Napton Locks
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Napton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Napton-on-the-Hill in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the inland waterways network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Napton Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6331606 — 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: Napton Locks Context triple: [Oxford Canal, notableStructure, Napton Locks]
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A.
Atherstone Locks
Atherstone Locks is a notable flight of canal locks on the Coventry Canal in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the waterway’s route and heritage.
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B.
Tewitfield Locks
Tewitfield Locks is a historic flight of canal locks at the northern end of the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England, marking the former navigable limit of the waterway.
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C.
Marple Locks
Marple Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its steep ascent and scenic surroundings.
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D.
Hatton Locks
Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
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E.
Watford Locks
Watford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England, known for lifting boats between the canal’s lower and upper levels near Watford Gap.
- 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: Napton Locks Target entity description: Napton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Napton-on-the-Hill in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the inland waterways network.
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A.
Atherstone Locks
Atherstone Locks is a notable flight of canal locks on the Coventry Canal in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the waterway’s route and heritage.
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B.
Tewitfield Locks
Tewitfield Locks is a historic flight of canal locks at the northern end of the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England, marking the former navigable limit of the waterway.
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C.
Marple Locks
Marple Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Peak Forest Canal in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its steep ascent and scenic surroundings.
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D.
Hatton Locks
Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
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E.
Watford Locks
Watford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England, known for lifting boats between the canal’s lower and upper levels near Watford Gap.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
flight of canal locks ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Grand Union Canal (via nearby junctions)
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Napton Junction ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
road access from Napton-on-the-Hill vicinity
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towpath foot access ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
balance beams
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lock chambers ⓘ lock gates ⓘ paddles ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest |
historic waterways landscape
ⓘ
traditional canal engineering ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Napton-on-the-Hill village
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linked to:
Napton-on-the-Hill
rural farmland ⓘ towpath walking routes ⓘ |
| hasScenicQuality | picturesque rural setting ⓘ |
| hasUse |
heritage appreciation
ⓘ
recreational cruising ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | narrow canal lock flight in England ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | Oxford Canal summit level section ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
historic Oxford Canal corridor
ⓘ
rural canal landscape near Napton-on-the-Hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Napton parish
ⓘ
linked to:
Napton-on-the-Hill
United Kingdom ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ West Midlands region ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands
|
| locatedNear | Napton-on-the-Hill ⓘ |
| managedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| operatedBy | manual operation ⓘ |
| partOf | Oxford Canal ⓘ |
| servesFunction | raising and lowering boats between canal levels ⓘ |
| tourismType |
boating tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland waterway navigation
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ narrowboat traffic ⓘ |
| usedSince | canal era of the late 18th century ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | British inland waterways network ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Napton Locks Description of subject: Napton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Napton-on-the-Hill in Warwickshire, England, forming a key part of the inland waterways network.
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