Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
E843945
The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal is a historic, largely disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and other goods between Manchester and the surrounding towns of Bolton and Bury.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal | 3 |
| Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal canonical | 2 |
| Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9973972 — 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: Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Context triple: [Little Lever, hasLocalFeature, Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal]
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A.
Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
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B.
Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a historic narrow canal in northwest England, known for its scenic route through Cheshire and its role in the region’s 19th-century industrial transport network.
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C.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a major historic waterway in Northern England that links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool, passing through Lancashire and serving as an important route for industrial transport during the Industrial Revolution.
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D.
Huddersfield Broad Canal
Huddersfield Broad Canal is a short, wide-beam canal in West Yorkshire, England, linking Huddersfield to the Calder and Hebble Navigation as part of the region’s historic industrial waterway network.
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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: Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Target entity description: The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal is a historic, largely disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and other goods between Manchester and the surrounding towns of Bolton and Bury.
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A.
Rochdale Canal
The Rochdale Canal is a historic English waterway linking Manchester with Sowerby Bridge, notable for its series of locks and role in the region’s industrial development.
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B.
Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a historic narrow canal in northwest England, known for its scenic route through Cheshire and its role in the region’s 19th-century industrial transport network.
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C.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a major historic waterway in Northern England that links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool, passing through Lancashire and serving as an important route for industrial transport during the Industrial Revolution.
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D.
Huddersfield Broad Canal
Huddersfield Broad Canal is a short, wide-beam canal in West Yorkshire, England, linking Huddersfield to the Calder and Hebble Navigation as part of the region’s historic industrial waterway network.
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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 (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic canal ⓘ |
| cargo |
coal
ⓘ
stone ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| connects |
Bolton
ⓘ
Bury ⓘ Manchester ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
recreational boating (limited)
ⓘ
walking and cycling routes ⓘ |
| era | 18th century canal network ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
basins ⓘ locks ⓘ |
| hasName | Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partly preserved ⓘ |
| historicalUse | industrial transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bolton
ⓘ
Bury ⓘ City of Salford ⓘ
linked to:
Salford
Greater Manchester ⓘ Irwell Valley ⓘ Manchester ⓘ Metropolitan Borough of Bolton ⓘ Metropolitan Borough of Bury ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Manchester city centre
ⓘ
River Irwell ⓘ |
| partOf | British canal system ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | transport of coal ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| significance | facilitated coal supply to Manchester industries ⓘ |
| status | largely disused ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bolton
ⓘ
Bury ⓘ Manchester ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland waterway ⓘ |
| usedFor | transport of goods ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Description of subject: The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal is a historic, largely disused canal in Greater Manchester, England, built during the Industrial Revolution to transport coal and other goods between Manchester and the surrounding towns of Bolton and Bury.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal
linked to: Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal