Cheshunt Lock (No 9) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, for which it is named. Unlike some other locks on the River Lee, it has not, in turn, given its name to more local the surrounding area.
| Cheshunt Lock | |
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| 51°42′36″N 0°01′01″W / 51.710046°N 0.016882°W | |
| Waterway | River Lee Navigation |
| County | Hertfordshire |
| Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
| Operation | Manual |
| Length | 85 feet (25.9 m) |
| Width | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| Fall | 5 feet 1 inch (1.5 m) |
| Distance to Bow Creek | 14.5 miles (23.3 km) |
| Distance to Hertford Castle Weir | 11.8 miles (19.0 km) |
Geography
editThe lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is a part of the Lee Valley Park. The Seventy Acres Lake to the east is an important site for the bittern.[1] To the west is North Met Pit, a mature gravel pit of 58 acres divided into two. It is another former gravel pit which is popular with anglers and naturalists.[2]
Public access
editPedestrian and cycle access by the towpath which is part of the Lea Valley Walk.
Public transport
editThe nearest station is Cheshunt railway station.
Navigation
editHistory
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bittern information Archived 20 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 May 2008
- ^ North Met Pit Archived 25 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 May 2008
External links
edit- Cheshunt Lock - a history
- Canal Plan UK details of current lock.