Waltham Common Lock

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Waltham Common Lock
Downstream of the lock
Waterway	River Lee Navigation
Maintained by	British Waterways
Length	85'
Width	16'
Distance to Bow Creek	13.5 miles
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir	12.8 miles
Geographical Data
Coordinates	51°41′55″N 0°01′07″W / 51.698596, -0.018561Coordinates: 51°41′55″N 0°01′07″W / 51.698596, -0.018561

Waltham Common Lock (No 10) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. Standing close to the Showground site - venue of the 2012 Olympics canoeing event. ^[1] At the tail of the lock is the Powdermill Cut dug in 1806 to connect the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills directly to the then new Navigation.^[2]

The Powdermill Cut

[edit] Public accesss

Car parking at Windmill Lane, Cheshunt.

Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath that forms part of the Lea Valley Walk.

[edit] Public transport

Cheshunt railway station

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