Cheshunt Lock Explained

Lock Name:Cheshunt Lock
Waterway:River Lee Navigation
County:Hertfordshire
Operation:Manual
Maint:Canal & River Trust
Length:85feet
Width:16feet
Fall:5inchesft1inchesin (ftin)
Enda:Bow Creek
Distenda:14.5miles
Endb:Hertford Castle Weir
Distendb:11.8miles
Coordinates:51.71°N -0.0169°W

Cheshunt Lock (No 9) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, for which it is named. Unlike some other locks on the River Lee, it has not, in turn, given its name to more local the surrounding area.

Geography

The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is a part of the Lee Valley Park. The Seventy Acres Lake to the east is an important site for the bittern.[1] To the west is North Met Pit, a mature gravel pit of 58 acres divided into two. It is another former gravel pit which is popular with anglers and naturalists.[2]

Public access

Pedestrian and cycle access by the towpath which is part of the Lea Valley Walk.

Public transport

The nearest station is Cheshunt railway station.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.bitterns.org.uk/projectsummary/summaryofaction/page.php?pageID=44 Bittern information
  2. http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/content/cms/leisure/angling/north_met_pit/north_met_pit.aspx North Met Pit