Canal locks · West Midlands
Grafton Lock
Grafton Lock — lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Grafton Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.6909°, -1.6094°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Grafton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the northern bank between Kelmscott and Radcot, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the hamlet of Grafton. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1896. The weir is on the other side of the lock island at the upstream end. Grafton Lock Meadow at the lock is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Background
History
There was previously a weir with a flash lock on the site known variously as Day's, East, New Lock or Lower Hart's. The name Lower Hart's was to avoid confusion with another Hart's Weir upstream which was eventually replaced by Eaton Footbridge in 1936. The Thames Conservancy removed the weir in 1869. The first suggestion for a permanent pound lock was made in 1892, four years before it opened.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6909, -1.6094
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Great Faringdon
- Postcode
- SN7 8DY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5592549 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grafton Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Grafton Lock - geograph.org.uk - 448842.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grafton Lock?
- Grafton Lock is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 8DY), in the parish of Great Faringdon.
- Is Grafton Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Grafton Lock is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Grafton Lock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 8DY. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.