Canal locks · South East England
Marsh Lock
In or near Wargrave.
Marsh Lock — lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Henley-on-Thames · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Marsh Lock, the nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames, located 1.1 km away. Entry is free.
About
Marsh Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames". Coordinates: 51.5287°, -0.8855°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Marsh Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the civil parish of Remenham, which is in the English county of Berkshire. The lock is about 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream of Henley Bridge and the centre of the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames. It is close to the Berkshire bank, but accessed from the Oxfordshire side via two long walkways, the downstream one being near Mill Meadows. The first pound lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773. The weir consists of a series of iron watergates running from the lock to the Oxfordshire bank near the mills. It is situated between the two walkways.
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Background
History
The earliest record of a flash lock is in 1580, but the lock and weir existed for some time before that. The 1698 painting Henley from the Wargrave Road by the Flemish artist Jan Siberechts includes this original flash lock in the picture. The pound lock was the third downstream of the eight locks built after the Thames and Isis Navigation Act 1750 (24 Geo. 2. c. 8), and was completed in fir wood in 1773. Humphrey Gainsborough, a non-conformist minister at Henley Congregational Church, was concerned in the building of the lock. He was an inventor and the brother of the artist Thomas Gainsborough. By 1780, the lock was reported as decaying fast, and in 1787 it was rebuilt of oak. The first…
Visiting
Because the lock is unusually situated on the opposite side of the river to the towpath, a long wooden bridge was built from the Oxfordshire bank to carry the path out to the lock island below the weir, and then back again to the riverbank above the weir. This feature is unique on the River Thames.
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- Coordinates
- 51.5287, -0.8855
- District
- Wokingham
- Parish
- Remenham
- Postcode
- RG9 3HX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wokingham
- Nearest railway station
- Henley-on-Thames — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6773332 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Marsh Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: MarshLock01.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Marsh Lock?
- Marsh Lock is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG9 3HX), in the parish of Remenham.
- What is Marsh Lock?
- Marsh Lock — lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames.
- How do I get to Marsh Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode RG9 3HX.
- Is Marsh Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Marsh Lock is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Marsh Lock free to visit?
- Yes, Marsh Lock is free to enter.
- How do I get to Marsh Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Henley-on-Thames, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG9 3HX.