Naburn Lock
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Naburn Lock is a historic lock and weir complex on the River Ouse near York, England, that controls river navigation and water levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naburn Lock canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9638138 — 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: Naburn Lock Context triple: [River Ouse, hasLock, Naburn Lock]
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A.
Bardney Lock
Bardney Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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B.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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C.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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D.
Mutford Lock
Mutford Lock is a historic navigation lock in Suffolk, England, that connects Oulton Broad to Lake Lothing and the North Sea via Lowestoft.
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E.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- 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: Naburn Lock Target entity description: Naburn Lock is a historic lock and weir complex on the River Ouse near York, England, that controls river navigation and water levels.
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A.
Bardney Lock
Bardney Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
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B.
Barton Lock
Barton Lock is a lock on the Manchester Ship Canal that enables vessels to navigate changes in water level along this major industrial waterway in northwest England.
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C.
Allington Lock
Allington Lock is a key navigation and flood-control lock on the River Medway in Kent, England, marking the tidal limit of the river.
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D.
Mutford Lock
Mutford Lock is a historic navigation lock in Suffolk, England, that connects Oulton Broad to Lake Lothing and the North Sea via Lowestoft.
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E.
Kirkstead Lock
Kirkstead Lock is a navigation lock on the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydraulic engineering structure
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| controls |
river navigation
ⓘ
water levels ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
to bypass river shallows and weir
ⓘ
to regulate upstream water level ⓘ |
| hasAccess | towpath ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lock chamber
ⓘ
weir at Naburn Lock ⓘ |
| hasUse |
inland water transport
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOf | York city centre ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedInSettlement | Naburn ⓘ |
| locatedNear | York ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | River Ouse ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf |
Bishopthorpe on the River Ouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishopthorpe
|
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | City of York ⓘ |
| partOf | River Ouse navigation system ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| serves | River Ouse navigation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flood level management
ⓘ
passage of boats ⓘ |
| watercourse |
River Ouse, Yorkshire
ⓘ
linked to:
River Ouse
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naburn Lock Description of subject: Naburn Lock is a historic lock and weir complex on the River Ouse near York, England, that controls river navigation and water levels.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.