Hertford Lock

51°48′14″N 0°04′00″W / 51.803799°N 0.066739°W / 51.803799; -0.066739WaterwayRiver Lee NavigationCountyHertfordshireMaintained byCanal & River TrustOperationManualLength85 feet (25.9 m)Width16 feet (4.9 m)Fall7 feet 11 inches (2.4 m)Distance to
Bow Creek26.3 miles (42.3 km)Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir0.8 miles (1.3 km)

Hertford Lock (No1) is a lock situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Canal & River Trust and is the first lock of the River Lee Navigation.

Lower end of lock, and main gates

Public access

The lock is located on the River Lee Navigation towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk

Public transport

Hertford East railway station

External links

London canals- Hertford Lock
Hertford Lock - a history

Next lock upstream	River Lee Navigation	Next lock downstream
None	Hertford Lock Grid reference: TL3328013501	Ware Lock 0.5 mile

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Locks and weirs on the River Lea, England

Counties

Bedfordshire
Hertfordshire
Essex
Greater London

Locks

Weirs

Hertford Union Canal
(branch from Hackney Cut)

Limehouse Cut
(branch, at Bow Locks)

Bow Back Rivers
(branches of the
Old River Lea)

Three Mills Lock
City Mill Lock
Carpenter's Road Lock
Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct)
Three Mills Wall River Weir
(These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)

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