User:Derek Andrews/sandbox
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 Top gates and scalloped lock walls. |
 A boat leaving the bottom of the lock. |
 View of the lock and former wharf area |
 Aldermaston Lock in 1975 before restoration. |
| Lock | Canal | Grid Reference | Notes |
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| Bath Locks | Kennet and Avon Canal | grid reference ST756643 | A flight of six locks, in a quite ornate setting and including the UK's deepest lock, two pumping stations and several Grade II listed buildings. |
| Bingley Five Rise Locks | Leeds and Liverpool Canal | grid reference SE107399 | These staircase locks are the steepest flight of locks in the UK, with a gradient of about 1:5. |
| Bow Locks | River Lee Navigation | These locks are bidirectional to connect to the tidal Bow Creek. | |
| Caen Hill Locks | Kennet and Avon Canal | grid reference ST978614 | A flight of 29 locks, 16 of which form an impressively steep flight in a straight line up the hillside. |
| Fourteen Locks | Monmouthshire Canal | grid reference ST282885 | A dramatic flight of narrow and very deep staircase locks features a unique and complex series of interdependent pounds. |
| Foxton Locks | Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) | grid reference SP691896 | Two "staircases", each of five locks. |
| Tardebigge Locks | Worcester and Birmingham Canal | grid reference SO973681 | Longest flight in the UK. 30 locks rising 67m. |
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| Derek Andrews/sandbox | |||
| Nickname: RJ | |||
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| Coordinates: | |||
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Nova Scotia |
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| County | Pictou County | ||
| Communities | Bigney, Black River, Brook Road, Cape John, Caribou River, College Grant, Diamond, Dufferin, East Branch River John, Elmfield, Fitzpatrick, Hedgeville, Hodson, Loganville, Louisville, MacKays Corner, Marshville, Meadowville, Melville, Mountain Road, Plainfield, Poplar Hill, River John, Rogers, Seafoam, Sundridge, Toney Mills, Toney River, Welsford, West Branch River John, Westerly | ||
| Government | |||
| - Governing Body | Pictou County Municipal Council | ||
| - Warden | Allister MacDonald | ||
| - MLA | Charlie Parker | ||
| - MP | Hon. Peter MacKay | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 430 km² (166 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,399 | ||
| - Density | 5.6/km² (14.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postal code | B0K 1N0 | ||
| Area code(s) | 902 | ||
| Telephone Exchange | 351 | ||
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| Website: www.riverjohn.com | |||
