Canal locks · West Midlands
Rushey Lock
Rushey 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
Rushey Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1790. Wikidata describes it as: "lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.6978°, -1.5340°.
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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
Rushey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is on the northern bank of the river in Oxfordshire, at a considerable distance from any village, the nearest being Buckland Marsh, a hamlet on the road to Buckland to the south of the river. The lock was built in stone in 1790 by the Thames Navigation Commission. The weir is adjacent to the lock on the other side of the lock island.
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Background
History
There was originally a weir and flash lock about a mile upstream called Old Nan's Weir. A survey made in 1790 concluded that the site was unsuitable for a pound lock, and it was built at Rushey instead. There is no record of an earlier weir or lock at Rushey. Keepers at Rushey had oversight of Old Nan's Weir which was finally removed in 1868. Rushey lock was reported as in a bad state of deterioration in 1857 and the weir also in 1871, repairs being needed on both occasions. The lock keeper's house with a pyramidical roof was built in 1894, replacing an older one, and the lock was rebuilt in 1898.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6978, -1.5340
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Buckland
- Postcode
- SN7 8JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Established
- 1790
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7380816 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rushey Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rushey Lock River Thames1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rushey Lock?
- Rushey Lock is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SN7 8JN), in the parish of Buckland.
- When was Rushey Lock built?
- Built or established in 1790.
- Is Rushey Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Rushey Lock is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Rushey Lock?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN7 8JN. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.