Cheshunt Lock
Waterway | River Lee Navigation |
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County | Hertfordshire |
Maintained by | British Waterways |
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) |
Coordinates | 51°42′36″N 0°01′01″W / 51.710046°N 0.016882°WCoordinates: 51°42′36″N 0°01′01″W / 51.710046°N 0.016882°W |
Cheshunt Lock (No 9) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
Geography[]
The 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[]
Pedestrian and cycle access by the towpath which is part of the Lea Valley Walk.
Public transport[]
References[]
- ^ 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[]
Categories:
- Locks of the Lee Navigation
- Locks in Essex
- Locks in Hertfordshire