Cheshunt Lock

Cheshunt Lock (No 9) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, for which it is named. Unlike some other locks on the River Lee, it has not, in turn, given its name to more local the surrounding area.

Cheshunt Lock
51.710046°N 0.016882°W / 51.710046; -0.016882
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	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)

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

The nearest station is Cheshunt railway station.

Navigation

Next lock upstream	River Lee Navigation	Next lock downstream
Aqueduct Lock 1.0 mile	Cheshunt Lock Grid reference: TL3700003169	Waltham Common Lock 1.0 mile

History

See also

• Enfield Lock