Hambleden Lock

Hambleden Lock
An old tug boat leaves the lock
Map
WaterwayRiver Thames
CountyBerkshire
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationHydraulic
First built1773
Latest built1994
Length61.00 m (200 ft 2 in) [1]
Width7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)[1]
Fall1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)[1]
Above sea level101'
Distance to
Teddington Lock
43 miles
Power is available out of hours
Hambleden Lock
River Thames
Marsh Lock and weir
Site of mill
Rod Eyot
A4130 Henley Bridge
Henley Reach
Regatta Course
Temple Island
Hambleden Lock
weir
Site of mill
moorings
River Thames

Hambleden Lock is a lock with a long weir situated on the River Thames in England, about 2 miles downstream of Henley Bridge. The lock is on the Berkshire bank between Aston and Remenham. Built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773, the lock is named after the village of Hambleden, a mile (1.5 km) to the north.

The great weir is impressive and there are walkways over it from the lock to the small village of Mill End on the Buckinghamshire bank. Here is situated the picturesque Hambleden Mill, and the site of a Roman villa is nearby.

  1. ^ a b c "Environment Agency Dimensions of locks on the River Thames". web page. Environmental Agency. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Dimensions given in metres