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  2. Locks and weirs on the River Thames - Wikipedia

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    Mapledurham Lock. The English River Thames is navigable from Cricklade (for very small, shallow boats) or Lechlade (for larger boats) to the sea, and this part of the river falls 71 meters (234 feet). There are 45 locks on the river, each with one or more adjacent weirs.

  3. Lock keeper - Wikipedia

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    The lock keeper at the Grote Merwedesluis in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, at the southern terminus of the Merwede canal. A lock keeper, lock tender, or lock operator looks after a canal or river lock, operating it and if necessary maintaining it or organizing its maintenance. Traditionally, lock keepers lived on-site, often in small purpose ...

  4. Abingdon Lock - Wikipedia

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    Abingdon Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, less than 1 mile east and upstream of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on the opposite bank of the river. It was originally built in 1790 by the Thames Navigation Commission .

  5. Category:Locks on the River Thames - Wikipedia

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    There is a full list of locks and weirs on the River Thames. Pages in category "Locks on the River Thames" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.

  6. Rushey Lock - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Buscot Lock - Wikipedia

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    Buscot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, near the village of Buscot, Oxfordshire. The lock was built of stone by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790 and is the smallest on the River Thames. Like most of the Upper Thames Locks, it is a beam lock, which is operated manually through pushing the beams to open and close the gates.

  8. Teddington Lock - Wikipedia

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    The greater lock is against the general south (right, towpath or Surrey) bank of the river which is for 500 m north-east here [n 2]; a middle lock being that most regularly used spans a long thin island which has lawns, places for boat owners to sit and a lock keeper's cabin and short thin island which is a thin wedge of concrete and a broad canoe/kayak stepped portage facility.

  9. Hambleden Lock - Wikipedia

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    Hambleden Lock is a lock with a long weir situated on the River Thames in England, about 2 miles downstream of Henley Bridge. The lock is on the Berkshire bank between Aston and Remenham . Built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773, the lock is named after the village of Hambleden , a mile (1.5 km) to the north.

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