Where is Goring Lock?

Goring Lock is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG8 9HR), in the parish of Streatley.

How do I get to Goring Lock?

The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode RG8 9HR.

Is Goring Lock a protected site?

Yes — Goring Lock is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).

Is Goring Lock free to visit?

Yes, Goring Lock is free to enter.

How do I get to Goring Lock?

The nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG8 9HR.

Canal locks · South East England

Goring Lock

In or near Aldworth.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Goring Lock — lock and weir on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England.

Goring Lock, canal locks in South East England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 20 min–45 min
Nearest railway station: Goring & Streatley · 0.7 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Goring Lock, the nearest railway station is Goring & Streatley, located 0.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is RG8 9HR, and entry is free.

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Goring Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock and weir on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England". Coordinates: 51.5230°, -1.1423°.

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Official information

Goring Lock is a lock on the River Thames, providing access for boats and a scenic spot for visitors. It is part of the waterways managed by the Environment Agency, offering opportunities for walking and enjoying the natural surroundings.

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

Goring Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England at the Goring Gap in the Chiltern Hills. The lock is located on the Oxfordshire bank at Goring-On-Thames, with Streatley, Berkshire on the opposite side of the river. It is just upstream of Goring and Streatley Bridge. The lock was first built in 1787 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners The weir runs back to an island under the bridge and then another weir goes from there to the Streatley bank.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

There was originally a weir and ferry here belonging to Goring Priory, which became the property of millers who kept a flash lock. A report in a newspaper of 1674 tells how 60 people drowned in the lock when the ferryman rowed too close to it. The pound lock was built in August 1787 from oak. Over several decades operation of the lock appears to have been shared with that of Cleeve Lock until 1869. Following this there were plans to build a lock-house, but this was not started until 1879. The lock itself was replaced in 1886. In the last rebuild in 1921 the lock had intermediate gates installed, making two pounds, but these were removed in the refit in 2003.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.5230, -1.1423
District: West Berkshire
Parish: Streatley
Postcode: RG8 9HR
Parliamentary constituency: Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Nearest railway station: Goring & Streatley — 0.7 km

Sources

wikidata: Q5586497 (CC0)
wikipedia: Goring Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Goring on Thames, negotiating the lock. - panoramio.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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