Wednesbury Old Canal
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Wednesbury Old Canal is a historic branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands, England, built during the early development of the region’s industrial canal network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wednesbury Old Canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11471577 — 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: Wednesbury Old Canal Context triple: [Birmingham Canal Navigations, hasPart, Wednesbury Old Canal]
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A.
Wyrley and Essington Canal
The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.
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B.
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal that forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, linking Birmingham with Fazeley and connecting to wider Midlands waterways.
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C.
Walsall Canal
The Walsall Canal is a historic narrow canal in the West Midlands, England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving the industrial town of Walsall.
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D.
Stourbridge Canal
Stourbridge Canal is a historic English waterway in the West Midlands, known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and its network of locks and connections to other major canals.
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E.
Warwick and Birmingham Canal
The Warwick and Birmingham Canal was a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Warwick, later incorporated into the Grand 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: Wednesbury Old Canal Target entity description: Wednesbury Old Canal is a historic branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands, England, built during the early development of the region’s industrial canal network.
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A.
Wyrley and Essington Canal
The Wyrley and Essington Canal is an historic inland waterway in the West Midlands of England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving former industrial towns such as Walsall.
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B.
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal that forms part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, linking Birmingham with Fazeley and connecting to wider Midlands waterways.
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C.
Walsall Canal
The Walsall Canal is a historic narrow canal in the West Midlands, England, forming part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and serving the industrial town of Walsall.
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D.
Stourbridge Canal
Stourbridge Canal is a historic English waterway in the West Midlands, known for its role in the Industrial Revolution and its network of locks and connections to other major canals.
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E.
Warwick and Birmingham Canal
The Warwick and Birmingham Canal was a historic English waterway linking Birmingham to Warwick, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch canal
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canal ⓘ historic waterway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Country industrialisation
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coal mining ⓘ iron industry ⓘ |
| builtFor | supporting regional industrial growth ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Birmingham Canal
ⓘ
Tame Valley Canal ⓘ Walsall Canal ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | early development of Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bridges
ⓘ
locks ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Wednesbury ⓘ |
| heritage |
historic canal
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industrial archaeology site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Black Country
ⓘ
England, United Kingdom ⓘ Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell ⓘ
linked to:
Sandwell
West Midlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dudley
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Tipton ⓘ Walsall ⓘ Wednesbury ⓘ |
| managingOrganisation | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| opened | late 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham Canal Navigations
ⓘ
British canal network ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
carrying coal
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serving collieries ⓘ serving ironworks ⓘ |
| purpose | industrial transport ⓘ |
| region |
West Midlands conurbation
ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands
|
| status |
partly disused
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partly infilled ⓘ partly navigable ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
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recreation ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Birmingham Canal Navigations ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Wednesbury Old Canal Description of subject: Wednesbury Old Canal is a historic branch of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands, England, built during the early development of the region’s industrial canal network.
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