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Stanstead Lock

Stanstead Lock

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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]

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Location

Stanstead marina viewed from the south. The Stanstead mill stream merges with the Navigation in the foreground

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

Next lock upstream River Lee Navigation Next lock downstream
Hardmead Lock
1.0 mile		 Stanstead Lock
Grid reference: TL3792812197		 Feildes Weir Lock
2.5 miles

References

  1. [1]
    London canals- Stanstead lock Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2008
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