Stort Navigation

The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, downstream to its confluence with the Lee Navigation at Feildes Weir near Rye House, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.

Stort Navigation
The navigation approaching Roydon lock
Specifications
Length13.75 miles (22.13 km)
Maximum boat length86 ft 0 in (26.21 m)
Maximum boat beam13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
Locks15
Statusnavigable
Navigation authorityCanal and River Trust
History
Principal engineerThomas Yeoman
Date of act30 March 1766
Date completed1769
Geography
Connects toLee Navigation
Stort Navigation Route Map
 Bishop's Stortford
  A1250  Hockerill Bridge
 End of Navigation
 West Anglia Main Line
52
  A1059  Station Road Bridge
51
 Station Footbridge
50
  B1383  London Road
49B
 Railway Bridge
South Mill Lock No.1
Twyford Lock No.2
48
 Pig Lane Bridge
47
 Matchstick Footbridge
44
 Hallingbury Footbridge
Spellbrook Lock No.3
43
 Spellbrook Lane Bridge
Little Hallingbury Mill Junction
Hallingbury Mill Marina
Tednambury Lock No.4
 Little Hallingbury Mill
37
 Kecksy's Railway Bridge
 Kecksy's Farm Footbridge
 Kecksy's Farm
Sawbridgeworth Lock No.5
35
 Station Road Bridge
 Sawbridgeworth Arm
Sheering Mill Lock No.6
33
 Sheering Mill Bridge
28
 Footbridge
Feakes Lock No.7
Pincey Brook
 A1184  Cambridge Rd Bridge
 Harlow Mill
 Harlow Mill Lock No.8
21
 Harlow Footbridge
Latton Lock No.9
18
 Bailey Bridge
Moorhen Marina, Harlow
 Harlow Town
 Burnt Mill Lock No.10
 Burnt Mill Bridge
16
  A414  Fifth Ave bridge
15
 Footbridge
Parndon Mill
 Parndon Mill Lock No.11
11
 Cinders Bridge
Hunsdon Mill Lock No.12
Roydon Lock No.13
7
 Roydon Railway Bridge
  B181  Roydon High Street
 Roydon
Roydon Mill
 Brick Lock No.14
Lower Lock No.15
Feildes Weir
 Rye House Junction
 (Lee Navigation)
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