Iffley Lock
Iffley Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near the village of Iffley, Oxfordshire. It is on the southern outskirts of Oxford. The original lock was built by the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1631 and the Thames Navigation Commission replaced this in 1793. The lock has a set of rollers to allow punts and rowing boats to be moved between the water levels.
| Iffley Lock | |
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| 51°43′42.45″N 1°14′25.21″W | |
| Waterway | River Thames |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Environment Agency |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1631 |
| Latest built | 1927 |
| Length | 46.96 m (154 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 6.47 m (21 ft 3 in) |
| Fall | 0.81 m (2 ft 8 in) |
| Above sea level | 178' |
| Distance to Teddington Lock | 91 miles |
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In addition the lock and weir streams there is stream further to the east which used to be the Mill Stream.
The weir is downstream of the lock, where the weir stream is joined by the mill stream.
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