Stanstead Lock (No4) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation close to the villages of Stanstead Abbotts and St Margarets. The lock which incorporates a rare example of a swing-bridge, has the reputation of being one of the country's most difficult to negotiate.[1]

Stanstead Lock
The lock, lock-keeper's house and swing-bridge
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51°47′27″N 0°00′00″E / 51.790953°N 0.000131°E / 51.790953; 0.000131
WaterwayRiver Lee Navigation
CountyHertfordshire
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
OperationManual
Length85 feet (25.9 m)
Width16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall8 feet 4 inches (2.5 m)
Distance to
Bow Creek
21.5 miles (34.6 km)
Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir
4.8 miles (7.7 km)

Location

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Stanstead marina viewed from the south. The Stanstead mill stream merges with the Navigation in the foreground

The lock-keeper's house is located on an island formed by a section of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel that flows through the automatic sluice gate adjacent to the lock.

Located to the south of the lock is the Stanstead marina.

Public transport

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St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station

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Next lock upstream River Lee Navigation Next lock downstream
Hardmead Lock
1.0 mile
Stanstead Lock
Grid reference: TL3792812197
Feildes Weir Lock
2.5 miles

References

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  1. ^ London canals- Stanstead lock Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2008