Whitchurch Lock

Whitchurch Lock
Whitchurch Lock with head gates open
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WaterwayRiver Thames
CountyOxfordshire
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationHydraulic
First built1787
Latest built1876
Length41.22 m (135 ft 3 in) [1]
Width5.48 m (18 ft 0 in)[1]
Fall1.01 m (3 ft 4 in)[1]
Above sea level130'
Distance to
Teddington Lock
61 miles
Whitchurch Lock
River Thames
Goring Lock
Goring Bridge
Goring Mill
island
Gatehampton Railway Bridge
island
Child Beale Wildlife Trust
River Pang
Whitchurch Lock
Whitchurch Mill
Whitchurch Bridge
River Thames

Whitchurch Lock is a lock and weir on the River Thames in England. It is a pound lock, built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1787. It is on an island near the Oxfordshire village of Whitchurch-on-Thames and is accessible only by boat.

The weir crosses the river to the Berkshire village of Pangbourne .

  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