Crofton Pumping Station

Crofton Pumping Station
The pumping station on a running day in 1999
TypePumping station
LocationCrofton, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Coordinates51°21′30″N 1°37′30″W / 51.35827°N 1.62511°W / 51.35827; -1.62511
OS grid referenceSU 2615 6227
Built1807–1809
OwnerKennet and Avon Canal Trust
Websitewww.croftonbeamengines.org Edit this at Wikidata
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameCrofton Pumping Station
Designated1 May 1985
Reference no.1034049
Crofton Pumping Station is located in Wiltshire
Crofton Pumping Station
Location of Crofton Pumping Station in Wiltshire

Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water.

The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains an operational Boulton & Watt steam engine dating from 1812, making it the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original engine house and capable of doing the job for which it was installed.[1]

  1. ^ "About". Crofton Beam Engines. Kennet and Avon Canal Trust. Retrieved 12 July 2023.