Stanstead Lock

Stanstead Lock (No4) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and St Margarets. The lock which incorporates a rare example of a swing-bridge, has the reputation of being one of the country's most difficult to negotiate.

Stanstead Lock
The lock, lock-keeper's house and swing-bridge
51.790953°N 0.000131°E / 51.790953; 0.000131
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	8 feet 4 inches (2.5 m)
Distance to Bow Creek	21.5 miles (34.6 km)
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir	4.8 miles (7.7 km)

Location

Stanstead marina viewed from the south. The Stanstead mill stream merges with the Navigation in the foreground

The lock-keeper's house is located on an island formed by a section of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel that flows through the automatic sluice gate adjacent to the lock.

Located to the south of the lock is the Stanstead marina.

Public transport

St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station

External links

• Stanstead marina
• Stanstead Lock - a history