Stanstead Lock Explained

Lock Name:Stanstead Lock
Waterway:River Lee Navigation
County:Hertfordshire
Operation:Manual
Maint:Canal & River Trust
Length:85feet
Width:16feet
Fall:8inchesft4inchesin (ftin)
Enda:Bow Creek
Distenda:21.5miles
Endb:Hertford Castle Weir
Distendb:4.8miles
Coordinates:51.791°N 0.0001°W

Stanstead Lock (No4) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and St Margarets. The lock which incorporates a rare example of a swing-bridge, has the reputation of being one of the country's most difficult to negotiate.[1]

Location

The lock-keeper's house is located on an island formed by a section of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel that flows through the automatic sluice gate adjacent to the lock.

Located to the south of the lock is the Stanstead marina.

Public transport

St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/lee/lee06.html London canals- Stanstead lock