Stanstead Lock

Infobox Waterlock
lock_name= Stanstead Lock
waterway= River Lee Navigation
county=Hertfordshire


caption= The lock, lock-keeper's house and swing-bridge
operation=Manual
maint=British Waterways
first=
length=convert|85|ft|m|1|lk=on
width=convert|16|ft|m|1
fall=convert|8|ft|4|in|1
enda=Bow Creek
distenda= convert|21.5|mi|km|1|lk=on
endb=Hertford Castle Weir
distendb= convert|4.8|mi|km|1
coordinates=
lat= 51.790953
long= 0.000131

Stanstead Lock (No4) 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. [ [http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/lee/lee06.html London canals- Stanstead lock] Retrieved June 27 2008]

Location

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.

Public transport

St Margarets (Hertfordshire) railway station

External links

[http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/default.aspx?n1=3&n2=72&n3=73 Stanstead marina]

References