Cadley Lock

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Wootton Top Lock

Wootton Top Lock (previously known as Cadley Lock) is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England.

The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 0 in (2.43 m).[1]

East of this lock is the summit of the canal at 450 ft (137 m) above sea level. Downstream in the same parish are the locks of Brimslade, Heathy Close, and Wootton Rivers Bottom.

It is a Grade II listed structure.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
  2. ^ "Brimslade and Cadley locks". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2006.

See also[]

  • Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Next lock upstream Kennet and Avon Canal Next lock downstream
Crofton Locks Cadley Lock
Grid reference: SU212634
Brimslade Lock

Coordinates: 51°22′09″N 1°41′49″W / 51.36927°N 1.69685°W / 51.36927; -1.69685


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