A list of locks on the Grand Union Canal and its branches.
The Grand Union Canal (Main Line) runs from Salford Junction, Birmingham to Brentford, London. Locks have a beam of 14 feet except locks 52 to 64 in Birmingham. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The numbering of locks originates at Braunston, and increases both towards the north, to Lock 64, and the south, to Lock 101.
Lock number | Lock name | Rise or fall of lock(s) (heading south) | Co-ordinates | Notes |
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Salford Junction to Napton | ||||
64 | Nechells Shallow Lock or Salford Shallow Lock | – | 52°30'21.4"N 1°51'30.5"W | 7’ beam, gates removed |
59 – 63 | Garrison Locks or Saltley Locks | +34’ 5” | 52°29'08.6"N 1°51'47.7"W | 7’ beam |
58 | Stop lock Digbeth branch | – | Abolished | |
52 – 57 | Camp Hill Locks | +41’ 8” | 52°28'20.9"N 1°52'34.7"W | 7’ beam |
47 – 51 | Knowle Locks | –41’ 10” | 52°22'57.8"N 1°43'20.2"W | |
46 | Hatton Top Lock | -146’ 6” | 52°17'57.2"N 1°39'02.5"W | |
27 – 45 | Hatton Locks | 52°17'58.5"N 1°38'41.4"W | ||
26 | Hatton Bottom Lock | 52°17'13.6"N 1°36'39.2"W | ||
24 – 25 | Cape Locks | −14’ 4” | 52°17'33.2"N 1°35'41.6"W | |
23 | Radford Bottom Lock | +7’ 0” | 52°16'53.6"N 1°29'07.0"W | |
20 – 22 | Fosse Locks | +21’ 0” | 52°16'35.9"N 1°28'07.2"W | |
19 | Wood Lock | +6’ 7” | 52°16'18.4"N 1°26'57.3"W | |
18 | Welsh Road Lock | +6’ 11” | 52°16'21.6"N 1°26'09.8"W | |
14 – 17 | Bascote Locks | +26’ 9” | 52°16'26.7"N 1°25'17.1"W | Locks 14 & 15 are a staircase lock |
13 | Itchington Bottom Lock | +6’ 7” | 52°16'43.9"N 1°23'10.6"W | |
5 – 12 | Stockton Locks | +54’ 7” | 52°16'49.2"N 1°22'08.6"W | |
4 | Stockton Top Lock | 52°16'53.7"N 1°21'54.5"W | ||
1 – 3 | Calcut Locks | +16’ 2” | 52°16'05.3"N 1°18'57.9"W | |
Napton to Braunton – Oxford Canal (no locks) | ||||
Braunston to Brentford | ||||
1 | Braunston Bottom Lock | +35’ 6” | 52°17'20.8"N 1°12'09.9"W | |
2 – 5 | Braunston Lock Flight | 52°17'14.0"N 1°11'40.6"W | ||
6 | Braunston Top Lock | 52°17'10.4"N 1°11'28.4"W | ||
7 | Buckby Top Lock | -63’ 0” | 52°17'08.4"N 1°06'49.5"W | |
8 – 12 | Buckby Lock Flight | 52°16'44.9"N 1°05'52.5"W | ||
13 | Buckby Bottom Lock | 52°16'24.8"N 1°05'43.0"W | ||
14 – 15 | Stoke Bruerne Locks | -16’ 0” | 52°08'31.3"N 0°54'53.3"W | |
16 – 20 | Stoke Bruerne Locks | -40’ 0” | 52°08'11.8"N 0°54'30.0"W | |
21 | Cosgrove Lock | -3’ 4” | 52°04'22.8"N 0°50'29.7"W | |
22 | Fenny Stratford Lock | +1’ 1” | 52°00'02.7"N 0°42'51.6"W | |
23 | Stoke Hammond Lock | +6’ 11” | 51°57'40.8"N 0°42'39.3"W | |
24 – 26 | Soulbury Three Locks | +20’ 3” | 51°56'49.0"N 0°42'16.2"W | |
27 | Leighton Lock | +6’ 8” | 51°55'36.8"N 0°39'54.1"W | |
28 | Grove Lock | +7’ 6” | 51°53'53.5"N 0°40'17.0"W | |
29 | Church Lock | +6’ 9” | 51°53'35.6"N 0°39'44.9"W | |
30 | Slapton Lock | +7’ 1” | 51°52'23.8"N 0°39'08.0"W | |
31 | Horton Lock | +6’ 9” | 51°52'00.1"N 0°38'55.1"W | |
32 – 33 | Ivinghoe Locks | +14’ 3” | 51°51'26.7"N 0°38'48.0"W | |
34 – 36 | Seabrook Locks | +20’ 4” | 51°50'45.6"N 0°38'38.5"W | |
37 – 38 | Marsworth Locks | +14’ 4” | 51°49'42.2"N 0°39'39.1"W | |
39 – 45 | Marsworth Locks | +42’ 3” | 51°48'57.2"N 0°39'15.3"W | Bulbourne, summit, 473 feet (144 metres) above Thames Locks. |
46 | Cowroast Lock | -6’ 0” | 51°47'01.0"N 0°36'44.3"W | |
47 – 48 | Dudswell Locks | -13’ 4” | 51°46'46.6"N 0°36'18.1"W | |
49 | Northchurch Lock | -26’ 11” | 51°46'16.6"N 0°35'19.0"W | Northchurch Locks |
50 | Bushes Lock | 51°46'03.6"N 0°34'56.2"W | ||
51 | Gas 1 Lock | 51°45'55.4"N 0°34'23.5"W | ||
52 | Gas 2 Lock | 51°45'53.4"N 0°34'17.8"W | ||
53 | Berkhamsted Lock | -16’ 10” | 51°45'44.6"N 0°33'50.5"W | Berkhamsted Locks |
54 | Ravens Lock | 51°45'37.2"N 0°33'26.1"W | ||
55 | Rising Sun Lock | 51°45'33.0"N 0°33'22.6"W | ||
56 | Top Side Lock | -19’ 4” | 51°45'18.4"N 0°32'40.7"W | Bourne End Locks |
57 | Bottom Side Lock | 51°45'09.0"N 0°32'22.8"W | ||
58 | Sewer Lock | 51°45'03.2"N 0°32'03.7"W | ||
59 | Bourne End Bottom Lock | -7’ 4” | 51°44'50.6"N 0°31'24.5"W | |
60 | Winkwell Lock | -13’ 7” | 51°44'50.6"N 0°31'24.6"W | |
61 | Winkwell Bottom Lock | 51°44'47.1"N 0°30'44.6"W | ||
62 | Boxmoor Top Lock | -6’ 8” | 51°44'42.1"N 0°30'02.7"W | |
63 | Fishery Lock | -7’ 1” | 1°44'39.1"N 0°29'29.6"W | |
64 | Boxmoor Lock | -7’ 1” | 51°44'35.2"N 0°28'34.1"W | |
65 – 67 | Apsley Locks | -16’ 0” | 51°44'10.7"N 0°27'49.5"W | |
68 | Nash Mills Lock | -12’ 2” | 51°43'46.9"N 0°27'13.7"W | Nash Mills Locks |
69 | Red Lion Lock | 51°43'40.1"N 0°27'09.4"W | ||
69A | Kings Langley Lock | -8’ 9” | 51°42'50.5"N 0°26'40.0"W | |
70 | Home Park Lock | -5’ 2” | 51°42'25.2"N 0°26'31.0"W | |
71 | North Grove Lock | -6' 11" | 51°41'58.2"N 0°26'19.9"W | |
72 – 73 | Hunton Bridge Locks | -11’ 2” | 51°41'26.1"N 0°26'05.6"W | |
74 | Lady Capel's Lock | -5’ 4” | 51°40'52.7"N 0°25'53.6"W | |
75 – 76 | Cassiobury Park Locks | -10’ 0” | 51°40'19.6"N 0°25'35.1"W | |
77 | Iron Bridge Lock | -9’ 4” | 51°39'51.7"N 0°25'36.6"W | |
78 | Cassio Bridge Lock | -9’ 0” | 51°39'16.2"N 0°25'39.5"W | |
79 | Common Moor Lock | -9’ 5” | 51°38'43.1"N 0°26'19.2"W | |
80 | Lot Mead Lock | -6’ 3” | 51°38'17.0"N 0°27'03.4"W | |
81 | Batchworth Lock | -6’ 8” | 51°38'05.7"N 0°27'58.8"W | |
82 | Stocker's Lock | -5’ 2” | 51°37'48.3"N 0°28'52.4"W | |
83 | Springwell Lock | -7’ 11” | 51°37'32.0"N 0°29'40.9"W | |
84 | Copper Mill Lock | -5’ 10” | 51°36'38.9"N 0°29'54.3"W | |
85 | Black Jack's Lock | -3’ 8” | 51°36'09.0"N 0°29'43.2"W | |
86 | Widewater Lock | -8’ 0” | 51°35'15.4"N 0°29'09.8"W | |
87 | Denham Deep Lock | -11’ 1” | 51°33'55.1"N 0°28'56.0"W | |
88 | Uxbridge Lock | -4’ 7” | 51°33'08.6"N 0°29'00.7"W | |
89 | Cowley Lock | -6’ 6” | 51°31'44.1"N 0°29'08.4"W | |
90 | Norwood Top Lock | -7’ 10” | 51°30'06.6"N 0°21'47.4"W | |
91 – 97 | Hanwell Locks | -53’ 2” | 51°30'19.5"N 0°20'50.5"W | |
98 | Osterley Lock | -5’ 7” | 51°29'48.6"N 0°19'57.6"W | |
99 | Clitheroe's Lock | -7’ 7” | 51°29'20.3"N 0°19'17.3"W | |
100 | Brentford Gauging Locks | -5’ 6” | 51°28'59.3"N 0°18'41.7"W | |
101 | Thames Locks | Tidal | 51°28'55.8"N 0°18'17.3"W | Into tidal River Thames |
The Paddington Arm and the Slough Arm have no locks.
The Wendover Arm Canal has one stop lock.
The Aylesbury Arm has 16 locks, see Aylesbury Canal Society.
The Leicester Branch from Norton Junction to the River Trent has 59 locks, see table. [2] [5]
The Welford Arm, off the Leicester Branch, has one lock, Welford Lock with a rise of 3’ 6”. [2]
The Northampton Arm from Gayton Junction to the River Nene has 17 locks, see table. [1] [5]
Lock number | Lock name | Rise or fall of lock(s) (heading north) | Co-ordinates | Notes |
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1 | Watford Bottom Lock | +52’ 6” | 52°11'52.7"N 0°56'39.6"W | |
2 – 7 | Watford Locks | 52°18'49.7"N 1°07'54.8"W | 3 – 6 are staircase locks | |
8 – 17 | Foxton Locks | -75’ 0” | 52°30'00.9"N 0°58'58.5"W | Two staircases of five locks each. |
18 | Kibworth Top Lock | -7’ 7” | 52°32'37.9"N 1°01'54.5"W | |
19 | Kibworth Second (or Gas Pipe) Lock | -7’ 2” | 52°32'45.7"N 1°01'36.9"W | |
20 | Taylor's Turnover Lock | -5’ 5” | 52°32'49.4"N 1°01'32.2"W | |
21 | Pywell's Lock | -7’ 5” | 52°32'55.5"N 1°01'31.2"W | |
22 | Crane's Lock | -5’ 9” | 52°33'13.1"N 1°01'52.4"W | |
23 | Newton Top Lock | -5’ 6” | 52°33'53.0"N 1°03'40.8"W | |
24 | Spinney Lock | -6’ 9” | 52°33'51.6"N 1°03'57.4"W | |
25 | Top Half Mile Lock | -7’ 2” | 52°33'49.1"N 1°04'12.3"W | |
26 | Bottom Half Mile Lock | -6’ 9” | 52°33'32.7"N 1°04'46.3"W | |
27 | Turnover Lock | -7’ 5” | 52°33'33.5"N 1°04'51.9"W | |
28 | Tythorne Lock | -6’ 9” | 52°33'36.4"N 1°05'10.7"W | |
29 | Bumblebee Lock | -6’ 2” | 52°33'43.2"N 1°05'21.1"W | |
30 | Kilby Lock | -6’ 4” | 52°34'05.5"N 1°06'36.5"W | |
31 | Double Rail Lock | -7’ 9” | 52°34'05.2"N 1°07'04.6"W | |
32 | Ervin's Lock | -7’ 0” | 52°34'26.6"N 1°07'27.5"W | |
33 | Bush Lock | -7’ 7” | 52°34'34.7"N 1°08'24.1"W | |
34 | Dunn's Lock | -6’ 4” | 52°34'52.5"N 1°09'26.6"W | |
35 | Whetstone Lane Lock | -6’ 4” | 52°34'56.9"N 1°10'01.2"W | |
36 | Gee's Lock | -7’ 2” | 52°35'11.1"N 1°10'40.5"W | |
37 | Blue Banks Lock | -7’ 2” | 52°35'26.4"N 1°10'18.0"W | |
38 | Kings Lock | -7’ 9” | 52°36'05.9"N 1°09'51.3"W | |
39 | Aylestone Mill Lock | -6’ 5” | 52°36'34.9"N 1°08'51.8"W | |
40 | St Mary's Mill Lock | -3’ 6” | 52°37'03.6"N 1°08'54.3"W | |
41 | Freeman's Meadow Lock | -6’ 5” | 52°37'17.2"N 1°08'41.4"W | |
42 | North Lock | -4’ 7” | 52°38'27.5"N 1°08'35.5"W | |
43 | Limekiln Lock | -4’ 3” | 52°38'43.7"N 1°07'46.3"W | |
44 | Belgrave Lock | -3’ 11” | 52°39'15.0"N 1°07'41.7"W | Joins River Soar |
45 | Birstall Lock | -3’ 4” | 52°40'25.2"N 1°06'57.1"W | |
46 | Thurmaston Lock | -3’ 2” | 52°40'45.1"N 1°06'05.8"W | Leaves River Soar |
47 | Junction Lock | -4’ 9” | 52°42'24.6"N 1°06'30.7"W | |
48 | Cossington Lock | -5’ 3” | 52°42'37.2"N 1°07'15.4"W | Joins River Soar |
49 | Sileby Lock | -4’ 6” | 52°43'37.2"N 1°07'25.6"W | |
50 | Mountsorrel Lock | -4’ 1” | 52°43'54.4"N 1°08'22.5"W | |
51 | Barrow Deep Lock | -9’ 7” | 52°44'59.1"N 1°09'08.5"W | |
52 | Pilling's Flood Lock | 52°45'30.7"N 1°09'50.2"W | ||
53 | Loughborough Lock | -6’ 9” | 52°46'49.1"N 1°12'58.5"W | |
54 | Bishop Meadow Lock | -8’ 7” | 52°47'22.6"N 1°13'00.5"W | |
55 | Zouch Lock | -6’ 4” | 52°48'23.4"N 1°15'22.6"W | |
56 | Kegworth Deep Lock | -7’ 9” | 52°50'11.5"N 1°16'16.1"W | |
57 | Kegworth Shallow (flood) Lock | 52°50'26.2"N 1°16'03.7"W | ||
58 | Ratcliffe Lock | -6’ 8” | 52°51'31.1"N 1°16'18.7"W | |
59 | Redhill Lock (flood lock) | 52°52'05.7"N 1°16'12.9"W | River Trent |
The lock numbering sequence of the Leicester Branch continues along the Erewash Canal. From Lock 60 Trent Lock north to Lock 74 at Eastwood.
From Gayton Junction the Northampton Arm descends to the River Nene. [6]
Lock number | Lock name | Fall of lock (heading to River Nene) | Co-ordinates | Notes |
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1 | Rothersthorpe Top Lock | -79' 10" | 52°11'52.7"N 0°56'39.6"W | |
2 – 12 | Rothersthorpe Locks | 52°12'13.6"N 0°56'21.6"W | ||
13 | Rothersthorpe Bottom Lock | 52°12'37.0"N 0°56'18.5"W | ||
14 | Wootton Lock | -6' 9" | 52°12'59.5"N 0°56'28.1"W | |
15 | Hardingstone Lock | -6' 3" | 52°13'33.2"N 0°55'59.5"W | |
16 | Huinsbury Lock | -6' 10" | 52°13'43.6"N 0°54'48.2"W | |
17 | Northampton Lock | -5' 0" | 52°13'48.6"N 0°53'57.2"W | River Nene |
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