Stanstead Lock

51°47′27″N 0°00′00″E / 51.790953°N 0.000131°E / 51.790953; 0.000131WaterwayRiver Lee NavigationCountyHertfordshireMaintained byCanal & River TrustOperationManualLength85 feet (25.9 m)Width16 feet (4.9 m)Fall8 feet 4 inches (2.5 m)Distance to
Bow Creek21.5 miles (34.6 km)Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir4.8 miles (7.7 km)

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

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

External links

  • Stanstead marina
  • Stanstead Lock - a history
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. ^ London canals- Stanstead lock Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2008
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(branch from Hackney Cut)Limehouse Cut
(branch, at Bow Locks)Bow Back Rivers
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