Feildes Weir Lock
Feildes Weir Lock (No5) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation located close to Hoddesdon.
The lock-keeper's cottage | |
Waterway | River Lee Navigation |
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County | Hertfordshire |
Maintained by | British Waterways |
Operation | Manual |
Length | 85 feet (25.9 m) |
Width | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
Fall | 5 feet (1.5 m) |
Distance to Bow Creek | 19 miles (30.6 km) |
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
Coordinates | 51.763574°N 0.012998°E |
Location
The lock is adjacent to the confluence of the River Lea and the River Stort at Feildes Weir.
The 120-acre (0.49 km2) Glen Faba lake is to the east of the lock.
Public access
Vehicular access via Rattys Lane
Walking and cycle access via the towpath that forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
Public transport
External links
Next lock upstream | River Lee Navigation | Next lock downstream |
Stanstead Lock 2.5 miles |
Feildes Weir Lock Grid reference: TL3890009177 |
Dobbs Weir Lock 0.7 mile |
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