Canal locks · London
Shepperton Lock
Shepperton Lock — lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Shepperton · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shepperton Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England". Coordinates: 51.3821°, -0.4586°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames, in England by the left bank at Shepperton, Surrey. It is across the river from Weybridge which is nearby linked by a passenger ferry. In 1813, the City of London Corporation built the pound lock and the short cuts (cuttings) – the nearer expanded an existing meander cutoff, beyond which lies a fresh cutting and old main stream of the river. These each have associated weirs. Shepperton Weir is between Shepperton Lock Island and Hamhaugh Island; and Shepperton Upper Weir is between Hamhaugh Island and the Hamm Court area of Addlestone, Surrey on the opposite bank. Upstream of the lock island is the Thames Court pub/restaurant on the near bank, downstream of Pharaoh's Island which was given to Lord Nelson after the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The lock is the fifth from the estuary of the river of a total of forty-five.
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Background
History
| caption = Extract from Map, Ordnance Survey, 1868-1883: The red arrow indicates the position of Shepperton Lock.}} A weir is recorded at Shepperton in the 1086 Domesday Book and in the 14th century. A reference to a sluice or dam at Shepperton occurs in 1293 and tolls being raised on passing barges which would imply a flash lock. The lock was built in 1813 on the site of a small watercourse known as Stoner's Gut which ran across the meander cutoff. Stoner's Gut had posed difficulties to navigation and barges usually went to Weybridge including from the 17th century up the Wey and Godalming Navigations to the south. Various accounts at the end of the 18th century record flood waters using…
Visiting
The lock is on the left bank, and can be reached from a lane with two entrances having a name for its two halves, the eastern from Old Shepperton has a walkway, the lane adjoins the towpath (Thames Path). More than two parking areas exist. From the Weybridge side the lock can be reached by the ferry.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3821, -0.4586
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Elmbridge
- Parish
- Elmbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW17 9LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Nearest railway station
- Shepperton — 1.8 km
- Official site
- www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7494561 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shepperton Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Shepperton Lock - geograph.org.uk - 648530.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shepperton Lock?
- Shepperton Lock is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3821°, -0.4586°. The nearest railway station is Shepperton, around 1.8 km away.
- Is Shepperton Lock free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Shepperton Lock is free.