Pinkhill Lock
Lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pinkhill Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is close to Farmoor, Oxfordshire.
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Pinkhill Lock | |
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51.760142°N 1.363602°W / 51.760142; -1.363602 | |
Waterway | River Thames |
County | Oxfordshire |
Maintained by | Environment Agency |
Operation | Manual |
First built | 1791 |
Latest built | 1898 |
Length | 34.59 m (113 ft 6 in) [1] |
Width | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)[1] |
Fall | 1.05 m (3 ft 6 in)[1] |
Above sea level | 199' |
Distance to Teddington Lock | 101 miles |
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The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1791.[2]
The weir is on the other side of the island and carries a public footbridge. The name Luck's or Lot's Hole is given to part of the weir stream.