Benson Lock
Benson Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, close to Benson, Oxfordshire but on the opposite bank of the river. The first pound lock here was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1788 and it was replaced by the present masonry lock in 1870. The distance between Benson Lock and Cleeve Lock downstream is 6.5 miles (10.4 km) - the longest distance between locks on the River Thames.
| Benson Lock | |
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The keeper's house and lock at Benson Lock | |
| Waterway | River Thames |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Environment Agency |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1788 |
| Latest built | 1870 |
| Length | 40.56 m (133 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 5.46 m (17 ft 11 in) |
| Fall | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Above sea level | 144' |
| Distance to Teddington Lock | 72 miles |
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The weir runs from the lock island level with the lock across to the Benson side. There is a footbridge over the weir which replaced the ferry which operated here previously. The Thames Path crosses the river here.
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