Hillmorton Locks
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Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hillmorton Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6331607 — 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: Hillmorton Locks Context triple: [Oxford Canal, notableStructure, Hillmorton Locks]
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A.
Dutton Locks
Dutton Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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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.
Tinsley Locks
Tinsley Locks is a flight of canal locks near Sheffield, England, that raises the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation from the River Don up to the city’s canal basin.
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D.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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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: Hillmorton Locks Target entity description: Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
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A.
Dutton Locks
Dutton Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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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.
Tinsley Locks
Tinsley Locks is a flight of canal locks near Sheffield, England, that raises the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation from the River Don up to the city’s canal basin.
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D.
Burleigh Falls Lock
Burleigh Falls Lock is a canal lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway, known for managing navigation and water levels near the scenic Burleigh Falls area.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
canal lock flight ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Warwickshire
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Locks of England ⓘ Transport in Warwickshire ⓘ |
| connectsRoute |
Oxford Canal northern section
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford Canal
Oxford Canal southern section ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford Canal
|
| constructionStart | 1770s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public footpaths ⓘ |
| hasDuplicateChambers | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent towpath
ⓘ
brick lock chambers ⓘ paddle gear for water control ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ timber lock gates ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Hillmorton Top Lock cottage
ⓘ
canal bridges ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 3 ⓘ |
| hasParallelLocks | true ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | frequently photographed canal location ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic canal site ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
important in traffic between the Midlands and the south of England
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one of the busiest lock sites on the British canal network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Hillmorton ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rugby ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Oxford Canal ⓘ |
| lockNumbering | Locks 2, 3 and 4 on the Oxford Canal ⓘ |
| modification | locks duplicated in the 1840s to increase capacity ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Hillmorton village ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Rugby ⓘ |
| opened | 1774 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| originalEngineer | James Brindley ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal network ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| tourism | popular with walkers and boaters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial canal traffic historically
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leisure boating ⓘ navigation of narrowboats ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole | manages level changes on the Oxford Canal near Rugby ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hillmorton Locks Description of subject: Hillmorton Locks is a historic flight of canal locks near Rugby in Warwickshire, England, known as one of the busiest and most significant lock sites on the British canal network.
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