Waltham Town Lock
51°41′15″N 0°00′45″W / 51.687423°N 0.012596°W / 51.687423; -0.012596
Essex
Bow Creek
Hertford Castle Weir
Waltham Town Lock (No 11) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The adjoining Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre has been chosen to host the canoeing event in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Flowing close to the lock is the River Lee Flood Relief Channel known as the Horsemill Stream at this point.
Public access
Vehicular access from A121 Station road to car parking close to lock.
Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
Public transport
Bus services; 211, 212, 213, 240, 250, 251, 506.[2]
References
External links
- Waltham Town Lock - a history
| Next lock upstream | River Lee Navigation | Next lock downstream |
| Waltham Common Lock 1.0 mile | Waltham Town Lock Grid reference: TL 37478 00610 | Rammey Marsh Lock 0.2 mile |
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Locks and weirs on the River Lea, England
- Hertford Lock
- Ware Lock
- Hardmead Lock
- Stanstead Lock
- Feildes Weir Lock
- Dobbs Weir Lock
- Carthagena Lock
- Aqueduct Lock
- Cheshunt Lock
- Waltham Common Lock
- Waltham Town Lock
- Rammey Marsh Lock
- Enfield Lock
- Ponder's End Lock
- Pickett's Lock
- Stonebridge Lock
- Tottenham Lock
- Pond Lane Flood Gates
- Old Ford Lock
- Bow Locks
(branch from Hackney Cut)
(branch, at Bow Locks)
(branches of the
Old River Lea)
- Three Mills Lock
- City Mill Lock
- Carpenter's Road Lock
- Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct)
- Three Mills Wall River Weir
(These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)
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