- Eynsham Lock
Infobox Waterlock
lock_name = Eynsham Lock [ [http://www.visitthames.co.uk/uploads/a_users_guide_to_the_River_thames.pdf Statistics from Environment Agency "A User's Guide to the River Thames:Part II"] ]
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waterway =River Thames
county =Oxfordshire
maint =Environment Agency
operation = Manual
first = 1928
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length = 113’ 3” (34.51m)
width = 16’ 4” (4.97m)
fall = 2’ 9” (0.84m)
sealevel = 195'
enda =Teddington Lock
distenda = 100 miles
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extra=Eynsham Lock is a lock on the
River Thames in England. It is on the southern bank near SwinfordOxfordshire . The larger town ofEynsham is a some distance away on the northern bank.The lock was one of the last pound locks built on the Thames being built by the
Thames Conservancy in 1928.The weir is on the other side of the island on the original course of the river.
History
There was previously a weir and
flash lock known as Eynsham or Bolde's weir, originally owned byEynsham Abbey . The weir was rebuilt in 1886 after there had been some proposals for removing it and around 1890 a boatslide was built for the portage of small boats. [Fred. S. Thacker "The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs" 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles] It was replaced by the pound lock in 1928 which was cut across the neck of a bend. The weir was reconstructed in 1950.Access to the lock
The lock is close to the B4044 where it crosses the river at
Swinford Toll Bridge and is accessible on foot.Reach above the lock
A short distance upstream of the lock is Swinford Toll Bridge. After the bridge there used to be a very sharp horseshoe bend which gave problems to navigation until a cut was built across it in 1900. The river continues to head south west through predominantly open country. The only interruption is a large marina on the northern bank.
The
Thames Path follows the southern bank to Pinkhill Lock.See also
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Locks on the River Thames References
External links
* [http://www.eynsham.org/lock.html Eynsham Lock] at eynsham.org
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/120014 Picture of Eynsham Lock] at geograph.org.uk
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