Burghfield Lock

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Burghfield Lock is a lock on the River Kennet at Burghfield in the English county of Berkshire.

Burghfield Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by British Waterways and known as the Kennet Navigation. It has a rise/fall of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m).[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X. 

[edit] See also

Next lock upstream River Kennet / Kennet and Avon Canal Next lock downstream
Garston Lock Burghfield Lock
Grid reference: SU674709		 Southcote Lock

Coordinates: 51.43310° N 1.03182° W


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