The lock, lock-keeper's house and swing-bridge | |
Waterway | River Lee Navigation |
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County | Hertfordshire |
Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
Operation | Manual |
Length | 85 feet (25.9 m) |
Width | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
Fall | 8 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) |
Coordinates | 51°47′27″N0°00′00″E / 51.790953°N 0.000131°E Coordinates: 51°47′27″N0°00′00″E / 51.790953°N 0.000131°E |
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]
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.
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