Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
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Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation is a man-made canalised waterway in Essex, England, built to provide a navigable route between Chelmsford and the tidal River Blackwater at Maldon.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation canonical | 1 |
| Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Company | 1 |
| Chelmer–Blackwater river system | 1 |
| River Chelmer and Blackwater navigation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6657741 — 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: Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Context triple: [River Chelmer, connectedTo, Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation]
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A.
River Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation is a historic canalised river in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest navigable waterways and linking the River Wey to the River Thames.
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B.
Chichester Canal
Chichester Canal is a historic waterway in West Sussex, England, that once formed part of a route linking Chichester to the sea and is now used mainly for leisure and wildlife conservation.
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C.
Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal is a restored historic waterway in southern England, popular for boating, walking, and wildlife along its rural and suburban towpaths.
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D.
Severn Canal
The Severn Canal is a historic Canadian waterway segment that forms part of the Trent–Severn Waterway, linking inland lakes and rivers for navigation across central Ontario.
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E.
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is a historic English waterway running through Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire, known for its restored locks, rural scenery, and role in the region’s industrial heritage.
- 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: Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Target entity description: Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation is a man-made canalised waterway in Essex, England, built to provide a navigable route between Chelmsford and the tidal River Blackwater at Maldon.
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A.
River Wey Navigation
The River Wey Navigation is a historic canalised river in Surrey, England, forming part of one of the country’s earliest navigable waterways and linking the River Wey to the River Thames.
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B.
Chichester Canal
Chichester Canal is a historic waterway in West Sussex, England, that once formed part of a route linking Chichester to the sea and is now used mainly for leisure and wildlife conservation.
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C.
Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal is a restored historic waterway in southern England, popular for boating, walking, and wildlife along its rural and suburban towpaths.
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D.
Severn Canal
The Severn Canal is a historic Canadian waterway segment that forms part of the Trent–Severn Waterway, linking inland lakes and rivers for navigation across central Ontario.
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E.
Chesterfield Canal
The Chesterfield Canal is a historic English waterway running through Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire, known for its restored locks, rural scenery, and role in the region’s industrial heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canalised waterway
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navigation ⓘ |
| connects |
Chelmsford
NERFINISHED
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River Blackwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | tidal River Blackwater at Maldon ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| endpoint | Heybridge Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer | John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRiver |
River Blackwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Chelmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasin | Heybridge Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cuttings
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embankments ⓘ locks ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Beeleigh Lock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuton Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoe Mill Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Baddow Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Paper Mill Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Rushes Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandford Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ Springfield Lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 13.8 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Essex ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Chelmsford district
NERFINISHED
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Maldon district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chelmsford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganisation | Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 13 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1797 ⓘ |
| originalUse | commercial freight transport ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
leisure boating
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| status | open ⓘ |
| terminus |
Chelmsford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
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canoeing ⓘ narrowboats ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| waterwayType | inland waterway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Description of subject: Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation is a man-made canalised waterway in Essex, England, built to provide a navigable route between Chelmsford and the tidal River Blackwater at Maldon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
River Chelmer (via nearby junctions and structures)
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connectedTo
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Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation
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subject surface form:
River Chelmer
subject surface form:
River Chelmer
this entity surface form:
Chelmer–Blackwater river system
this entity surface form:
River Chelmer and Blackwater navigation
this entity surface form:
Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Company