Canal locks · South East England
Romney Lock
Romney Lock — lock on the River Thames in Berkshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Windsor and Eton Riverside · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Romney Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock on the River Thames in Berkshire, England". Coordinates: 51.4917°, -0.6042°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Romney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton, about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge. It is on the Windsor side of the river next to a boatyard and adjoins Romney Island, a long strip-shaped ait in the middle of the river. The first lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1798. The weir is some distance upstream near the end of Romney Island and runs across the river to Cutlers Ait. A small 200kW hydroelectric generation station was installed in 2011 to supply electricity to Windsor Castle.
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Background
History
The first proposal for a pound lock was in 1774 which was to be further upstream at Firework Ait by Windsor Bridge. However nothing happened until the lock was opened on the present site in 1797, built of oak. There was no weir at the site previously and because of protests, none was built at that time. Barges were still liable to pay the lock fee even if they used the other channel. By the following year a weir was found to be indispensable, and so it was built. The lock was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1869 and the weir was rebuilt further upstream at the beginning of the 20th century. The lock was rebuilt again in 1979/80.
Visiting
The lock can be reached from Windsor down a long single track road which starts from the car park behind Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4917, -0.6042
- District
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Parish
- Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area
- Postcode
- SL4 6HU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Windsor
- Nearest railway station
- Windsor and Eton Riverside — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7363262 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Romney Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: River Thames, Romney Lock - geograph.org.uk - 118993.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Romney Lock?
- Romney Lock is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL4 6HU), in the parish of Windsor and Maidenhead, unparished area.
- Is Romney Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Romney Lock is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Romney Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Riverside, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL4 6HU.