| Duke's Cut | |
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 Bridge 232, crossing the Duke's Cut | |
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| Location | Wolvercote |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°47′29″N 1°17′48″W / 51.79136°N 1.29675°W |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 0.25 miles (0.40 km) |
| Minimum boat draft | 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)[1] |
| Locks | 1 |
| Status | Open |
| Navigation authority | Canal and River Trust |
| History | |
| Original owner | Duke of Marlborough |
| Date completed | 1789 |
| Geography | |
| Direction | WSW |
| Start point | Wolvercote Junction, Oxford Canal[2] |
| End point | Duke's Cut Junction, Wolvercote Mill Stream[2] |
| Beginning coordinates | 51°47′33″N 1°17′37″W / 51.7924°N 1.2937°W |
| Ending coordinates | 51°47′27″N 1°17′57″W / 51.7908°N 1.2991°W |
| Branch of | Oxford Canal |
| Connects to | Oxford Canal, Wolvercote Mill Stream |
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Duke's Cut is a short waterway in Oxfordshire, England, which connects the Oxford Canal with the River Thames via the Wolvercote Mill Stream. It is named after George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, across whose land the waterway was cut. It is seen as a branch of the Oxford Canal.[2]
- ^ Compton, Hugh J (1976). The Oxford Canal. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 52. ISBN 0-7153-7238-6.
- ^ a b c "Waterway Gazetteer for Oxford Canal (Duke's Cut)". canalplan.org.uk. CanalPlanAC. Retrieved 10 January 2020.