Bentley Canal (remnant and line)
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Bentley Canal (remnant and line) is a disused branch of the historic Birmingham Canal Navigations network in the West Midlands, now surviving only in fragments and as a former route line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bentley Canal (historical) | 1 |
| Bentley Canal (remnant and line) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11471592 — 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: Bentley Canal (remnant and line) Context triple: [Birmingham Canal Navigations, hasPart, Bentley Canal (remnant and line)]
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A.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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B.
Grand Union Canal at Braunston
The Grand Union Canal at Braunston is a key junction and historic canal hub in Northamptonshire, England, where major waterways converge and traditional narrowboat culture thrives.
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C.
Landsford Canal
Landsford Canal is a historic 19th-century canal and lock system on the Catawba River in South Carolina, known for its preserved engineering structures and surrounding state park.
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D.
Pembroke Canal
Pembroke Canal is a waterway in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, historically used to improve local transportation and drainage within the parish.
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E.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
- 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: Bentley Canal (remnant and line) Target entity description: Bentley Canal (remnant and line) is a disused branch of the historic Birmingham Canal Navigations network in the West Midlands, now surviving only in fragments and as a former route line.
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A.
Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal is a historic English waterway in the East Midlands that once linked the town of Grantham to the national canal network, primarily serving 18th- and 19th-century trade and now valued for leisure and wildlife.
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B.
Grand Union Canal at Braunston
The Grand Union Canal at Braunston is a key junction and historic canal hub in Northamptonshire, England, where major waterways converge and traditional narrowboat culture thrives.
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C.
Landsford Canal
Landsford Canal is a historic 19th-century canal and lock system on the Catawba River in South Carolina, known for its preserved engineering structures and surrounding state park.
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D.
Pembroke Canal
Pembroke Canal is a waterway in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda, historically used to improve local transportation and drainage within the parish.
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E.
Bridgewater Canal
The Bridgewater Canal is a historic English canal, often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain, which played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution by linking coal mines to the growing city of Manchester.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal branch
ⓘ
disused canal ⓘ |
| connectedToNetwork | Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
partly infilled
ⓘ
survives as former route line ⓘ survives as fragments ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
largely lost
ⓘ
partially surviving ⓘ |
| hasPart |
canal remnant
ⓘ
former route line ⓘ |
| heritage | part of historic Birmingham canal system ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | Industrial era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| network | Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
freight transport
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navigation for boats ⓘ |
| partOf | Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| use | former industrial transport route ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bentley Canal (remnant and line) Description of subject: Bentley Canal (remnant and line) is a disused branch of the historic Birmingham Canal Navigations network in the West Midlands, now surviving only in fragments and as a former route line.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bentley Canal (remnant and line)