Canal locks · London
Chertsey Lock
Chertsey Lock — lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Chertsey · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Chertsey Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England". Coordinates: 51.3908°, -0.4861°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Chertsey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, against the left bank, an area of Green Belt including Laleham Park, the largest public park in Spelthorne. It faces the town of Chertsey and is the fifth-lowest of the forty-four locks along the non-tidal course of the river. Owing to a course alteration both banks at the site of the lock have been since medieval times in Surrey. Stone-built Chertsey Bridge built in 1785 is 210 m south (downstream) of the lock. The lock was built by the City of London Corporation in 1813, lengthened in 1893 and again in 1913. The lock adjoins a small thin island created in its building accessible by boat that connects Chertsey Weir.
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Background
History
Upstream lay shallows known to ground boats, Laleham Gulls; to resolve this, proposals including the building up of banks, a weir and lock were made. The land was surveyed for a lock in 1793, producing a bill which was disallowed by Parliament. The Thames Navigation Act 1812 (52 Geo. 3 c. xlvi) authorised the downstream site where building was implemented. The lock was opened in 1813 and the lock-house on the left bank completed. The lock was built with two compartments.
Visiting
The lock is accessible via the left (towpath) bank which adjoins humped Thames Side, a road, downstream are eating and drinking establishments with hotel facilities, the Kingfisher and the Boathouse on opposite banks close to Chertsey Bridge.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3908, -0.4861
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Spelthorne
- Parish
- Spelthorne, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT16 8LD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Spelthorne
- Nearest railway station
- Chertsey — 1.7 km
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5092591 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chertsey Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chertsey Lock - geograph.org.uk - 2659018.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chertsey Lock?
- Chertsey Lock is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3908°, -0.4861°. The nearest railway station is Chertsey, around 1.7 km away.
- Is Chertsey Lock free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Chertsey Lock is free.