Duke's Cut

Duke's Cut
Duke's Cut
	Bridge 232, crossing the Duke's Cut
Location	Wolvercote
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.79136°N 1.29675°W
Specifications
Length	0.25 miles (0.40 km)
Minimum boat draft	4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m)
Locks	1
Status	Open
Navigation authority	Canal and River Trust
History
Original owner	Duke of Marlborough
Date completed	1789
Geography
Direction	WSW
Start point	Wolvercote Junction, Oxford Canal
End point	Duke's Cut Junction, Wolvercote Mill Stream
Beginning coordinates	51.7924°N 1.2937°W
Ending coordinates	51.7908°N 1.2991°W
Branch of	Oxford Canal
Connects to	Oxford Canal, Wolvercote Mill Stream

Duke's Cut is a short waterway in Oxfordshire, England, which connects the Oxford Canal with the River Thames via the Wolvercote Mill Stream. It is named after George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough, across whose land the waterway was cut. It is seen as a branch of the Oxford Canal.

Duke's Cut

Oxford Canal and Duke's Lock (44)					Oxford Canal to Oxford
					Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway
					Duke's Cut Lock (44A)

					Northern Bypass (A40)
					Duke's Lake
					To Wolvercote Mill
Wolvercote Mill Stream
River Thames					King's Lock and River Thames

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