Burnt Mill Lock

Burnt Mill Lock

Burnt Mill Lock is on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England.

Burnt Mill Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways. The lock has a rise/fall of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m). [ cite book |last=Pearson |first=Michael |authorlink= |title=Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion |year=2003 |publisher=Central Waterways Supplies|location=Rugby |id=ISBN 0-907864-97-X ]

References

See also

*Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Harlow Town railway station — Infobox UK station name = Harlow Town code = HWN manager = National Express East Anglia locale = Harlow borough = Harlow usage0405 = 1.667 usage0506 = 1.627 usage0607 = 1.653 platforms = 4 start = 1842Harlow Town railway station serves the town… …   Wikipedia

  • DJ Nihal — Nihal, talking to the crowd at a Radio 1 event in Preston Born Nihal Arthanayake 1 June 1971 (1971 06 01) (age 40) …   Wikipedia

  • Medway watermills (lower tributaries) — River Medway (lower tributaries) Legend …   Wikipedia

  • List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …   Wikipedia

  • History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — Early inhabitantsThe first recorded inhabitants of Lycoming County were the Iroquoian speaking Susquehannocks. Their name meant people of the muddy river in Algonquin. Decimated by diseases and warfare, they had died out, moved away, or been… …   Wikipedia

  • List of churches in London — St. Paul s from the South London is the location of many famous churches, chapels and cathedrals, in a density unmatched anywhere else in England.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Cockfosters — Coordinates: 51°39′10″N 0°09′22″W / 51.6527°N 0.1560°W / 51.6527; 0.1560 …   Wikipedia

  • River Tone — Geobox River name = River Tone native name = other name = other name1 = image size = image caption = The River Tone near Burrowbridge etymology = country = England country1 = state = Somerset state type = County state1 = region = region1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Glasgow —    GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark, and situated in longitude 4° 15 51 (W.), and latitude 55° 52 10 (N.), 23 miles (E. by S.) from Greenock …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Medway watermills (middle tributaries) — For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery mentioned, see Mill machinery. River Medway (Middle Tributaries) Legend …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”