Canal locks · West Midlands
Culham Lock
Culham Lock — River lock in Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Appleford · 2.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Culham Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "River lock in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.6504°, -1.2676°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Culham Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England close to Culham, Oxfordshire. It is on a lock cut to the north of the main stream, which approaches the large village of Sutton Courtenay. The lock was built of stone by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1809. The associated weirs are on the old course of the river under the massive causeway which separates the millstream from picturesque Sutton Pools. The causeway is very old and was thought to have been built by Saxon labour.
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Background
History
The river originally passed close to Sutton Courtenay and under a large mill there. In 1667 occurs the first reference to a pound lock underneath this mill. This had a set of gates beneath the mill floor and included a wide pool at the back of the mill. Consequently, it required a very large volume of water to fill it and so incurred a heavy toll. There were complaints to the Thames Navigation Commission in 1772 that the floor of the mill was a great obstruction to navigation. Although it was privately owned, the Commission undertook some improvements in 1789, but complaints persisted on the grounds of inconvenience and high tolls. In 1803, Zachary Allnutt of Henley was appointed as…
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- Coordinates
- 51.6504, -1.2676
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Culham
- Postcode
- OX14 4NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Nearest railway station
- Appleford — 2.1 km
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5192924 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Culham Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Culham Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1336789.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Culham Lock?
- Culham Lock is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6504°, -1.2676°. The nearest railway station is Appleford, around 2.1 km away.
- Is Culham Lock free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Culham Lock is free.