Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated at Sandford-on-Thames which is just south of Oxford. The first pound lock was built in 1631 by the Oxford-Burcot Commission although this has since been rebuilt. The lock has the deepest fall of all locks on the Thames at 8 ft 9in (2.69m) and is connected to a large island which is one of three at this point. The lock lies at the end of Church Lane in Sandford on Thames.
| Sandford Lock | |
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Approaching Sandford Lock from downstream | |
| 51.708048°N 1.233104°W | |
| Waterway | River Thames |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Environment Agency |
| Operation | Hydraulic |
| First built | 1631 |
| Latest built | 1973 |
| Length | 53.03 m (174 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 6.62 m (21 ft 9 in) |
| Fall | 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Above sea level | 176' |
| Distance to Teddington Lock | 89 miles |
| Power is available out of hours | |
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Upstream from the lock, the main weir connects the second island to the opposite bank on the Kennington, Oxfordshire side. This is the location of the infamous Sandford Lasher, a treacherous weirpool where many have drowned. Another weir links the two lower islands.
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