King's Lock

King's Lock
Map
WaterwayRiver Thames
CountyOxfordshire
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationManual
First built1928
Length34.46 m (113 ft 1 in) [1]
Width4.97 m (16 ft 4 in)[1]
Fall0.77 m (2 ft 6 in)[1]
Above sea level192'
Distance to
Teddington Lock
97 miles
King's Lock
River Thames
Eynsham Lock & weir
Wharf Stream
River Evenlode
Seacourt Stream
Oxford Canal
Dukes Lock
(on Dukes Cut)
railway bridge
A40 road bridge
King's Lock
weir
weir and old mill
A34 road bridges
Godstow Bridge
weir
weir
Godstow Lock
Seacourt Stream
River Thames

King's Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is in open country to the north of Oxford, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank of the river. The lock was one of the last pound locks built on the Thames, built by the Thames Conservancy in 1928 to replace the former flash lock. It has the smallest fall of any lock on the river, 0.77 m (2 ft 6 in).

The lock is adjacent to a large island. Behind the island is the start of the Wolvercote Mill Stream leading to Dukes Cut, which connects the Thames to the Oxford Canal. The Mill Stream continues to rejoin the Thames below Godstow Lock. King's Weir is on the other side of the island below Duke's Cut. A small visitor information centre is situated at the lock.

  1. ^ a b c "Environment Agency Dimensions of locks on the River Thames". web page. Environmental Agency. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012. Dimensions given in metres