Oakhill Down Lock

Boats leaving the lock

Oakhill Down Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Froxfield, Wiltshire, England.

Oakhill Down 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 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m).^[1]

It is a grade II listed building.^[2]

References

1. ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X. 
2. ^ "Oakhill Down Lock". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=310739. Retrieved 2006-09-03. 

See also

UK Waterways portal

• Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Next lock upstream	Kennet and Avon Canal	Next lock downstream
Little Bedwyn Lock	Oakhill Down Lock Grid reference: SU299671	Froxfield Middle Lock

Coordinates: 51°24′08″N 1°34′18″W / 51.40215°N 1.57156°W / 51.40215; -1.57156

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