Canal locks · South East England
Chalmore Lock
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Chalmore Lock — lock in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, England, UK.
Graham Horn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Wallingford · 1.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Chalmore Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5951°, -1.1213°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Chalmore Lock was a lock and weir which operated between 1838 and 1883 on the River Thames in England near Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Chalmore Lock was built in 1838 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners at a place called Chalmore Hole between Cleeve Lock and Benson Lock. It was built as a summer or low-water lock. For much of the time the lock was open at both ends and the fall was only 18 inches when the water level reached its lowest in summer. It was described at the time of construction as "a weir and two pairs of gates similar to pound gates to pass boats when the weir is shut in". Its usefulness was demonstrated shortly after its construction, when a barge stranded upstream in the shallows was set in motion within five minutes of closing the gates. The lock was provided with a lock keeper and tolls were exacted…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5951, -1.1213
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Wallingford
- Postcode
- OX10 9EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Nearest railway station
- Wallingford — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5069023 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chalmore Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chalmore Lock?
- Chalmore Lock is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode OX10 9EP), in the parish of Wallingford.
- What is Chalmore Lock?
- Chalmore Lock — lock in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Chalmore Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Wallingford, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX10 9EP.
- Is Chalmore Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Chalmore Lock is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Chalmore Lock free to visit?
- Yes, Chalmore Lock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Chalmore Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Wallingford, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX10 9EP.