Hertford Lock

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Hertford Lock
HertfordLockUpstream.jpg
The lock and lock-keeper's cottage
Waterway River Lee Navigation
County Hertfordshire
Maintained by Canal & River Trust
OperationManual
Length85 feet (25.9 m)
Width16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall7 feet 11 inches (2.4 m)
Distance to
Bow Creek
26.3 miles (42.3 km)
Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir
0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Coordinates 51°48′14″N0°04′00″W / 51.803799°N 0.066739°W / 51.803799; -0.066739 Coordinates: 51°48′14″N0°04′00″W / 51.803799°N 0.066739°W / 51.803799; -0.066739

Hertford Lock (No1) is a lock situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the English county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by Canal & River Trust and is the first lock of the River Lee Navigation.

Contents

Lower end of lock, and main gates HertfordLockLower.jpg
Lower end of lock, and main gates

Public access

The lock is located on the River Lee Navigation towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk

Public transport

Hertford East railway station



Next lock upstream River Lee Navigation Next lock downstream
NoneHertford Lock
Grid reference: TL3328013501
Ware Lock
0.5 mile


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