Stanstead Lock
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Stanstead Lock is a lock on the River Lee Navigation
close to the villages of Stanstead Abbotts
and St Margarets. The lock which incorporates a rare example of a swing-bridge, has the reputation of being one of the country's most difficult to negotiate.
The lock-keeper's house is located on an island formed by a section of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel
that flows through the automatic sluice gate adjacent to the lock.
Located to the south of the lock is the Stanstead marina.
River Lee Navigation
The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea . Its course runs from Hertford Castle Weir all the way to the River Thames at Bow Creek. The first lock of the navigation is Hertford Lock the last being Bow Locks....
close to the villages of Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,983...
and St Margarets. The lock which incorporates a rare example of a swing-bridge, has the reputation of being one of the country's most difficult to negotiate.
Location
River Lee Flood Relief Channel
The River Lee Flood Relief Channel is located in the Lea Valley and flows between Ware, Hertfordshire and Stratford, east London. Work started on the channel in 1947 following major flooding and was fully operational by 1976...
that flows through the automatic sluice gate adjacent to the lock.
Located to the south of the lock is the Stanstead marina.