Canal locks · West Midlands
Radcot Lock
Radcot Lock — lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Radcot Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6998°, -1.5724°.
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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
Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England just downstream of Radcot, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1892 on the site of an old weir and flash lock. The weir is on the other side of the lock island.
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Background
History
There was previously a weir on the site known as Clarke's, although the names Becks or Bucks were also used. It was removed in 1868 and the river was widened then. Proposals for the new pound lock and weir were raised in 1891 and implemented the following year. With the replacement of the historic paddle and rhymer weir(2013?) a combined fish and canoe pass was constructed, this currently (2018), is the only one of its type on the entire River Thames.
Visiting
The lock can be reached on foot from the southern end of Radcot Bridge, or by road on a longer route, (about 1 mile) via Thrupp Turn. There is however no public vehicular access to the lock.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6998, -1.5724
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Great Faringdon
- Postcode
- SN7 8JT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7280048 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Radcot Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Radcot Lock on the River Thames, Oxfordshire - geograph.org.uk - 13765.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Radcot Lock?
- Radcot Lock is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 8JT), in the parish of Great Faringdon.
- Is Radcot Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Radcot Lock is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Radcot Lock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 8JT. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.