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River Nene

Table of Locks and distances

Notes

Miles

Locks

Cruising Time

Northampton Junction

Junction with the Grand Union Northampton Branch

0.0

0

-

South Bridge, Northampton

.1

0

-

Northampton Lock No 1

Mitre gates at both ends of this lock.

.4

1

-

Rush Mills Lock No 2

Mitre gates at both ends of this lock.

1.9

2

-

Abington Lock No 3

Mitre gates at both ends of this lock.

2.9

3

-

Weston Favell Lock No 4

Electricly operated guillotine gate

3.5

4

-

Clifford Hill Lock No 5

Electricly operated guillotine gate

4.4

5

-

Billing Lock No 6

Electricly operated guillotine gate

4.9

6

3 hours

Cogenhoe Lock No 7

Electricly operated guillotine gate

6.3

7

3 hours 20 minutes

Whiston Lock No 8

Electricly operated guillotine gate

7.5

8

-

White Mills Lock No 9

Electricly operated guillotine gate. Earls Barton village 1 mile North.

8.4

9

-

Barton Lock No 10

Manually operated guillotine gate. Earls Barton 1 mile North-west

9.1

10

-

Doddington Lock No 11

Electricly operated guillotine gate

9.1

11

-

Wollaston Lock No 12

Electricly operated guillotine gate. Great Doddington half a mile North-west

11.1

12

-

Upper Wellingborough Lock No 13

Mitre gates at both ends of this lock.

12.5

13

-

Wellingborough Bridge

A509 Road Bridge

12.9

13

7 hours 5 minutes

Lower Wellingborough Lock No 14

13.5

14

-

Ditchford Lock No 15

The only lock on the Nene with a raidal lower gate - electricly operated.

15.5

15

-

Higham Lock No 16

Mitre gates at both ends of this lock

17.6

16

-

Irthlingborough Bridge

18.1

16

9 hours 20 minutes

Irthlingborough Lock No 17

Manually operated guillotine gate

18.6

17

-

Upper Ringstead Lock No 18

Manually operated guillotine gate

21.1

18

-

Lower Ringstead Lock No 19

Electricly operated guillotine gate

21.6

19

-

Woodford Lock No 20

Manually operated guillotine gate

24.0

20

-

Denford Lock No 21

Manually operated guillotine gate

24.9

21

12 hours 15 minutes

Thrapston Bridge

26.1

21

-

Islip Lock No 22

Electricly operated guillotine gate

26.4

22

13 hours 5 minutes

Titchmarsh Lock No 23

Manually operated guillotine gate

28.6

23

-

Wadenhoe Lock No 24

Manually operated guillotine gate

31.1

24

14 hours 45 minutes

Lilford Lock No 25

Electricly operated guillotine gate

32.4

25

-

Upper Barnwell Lock No 26

Electricly operated guillotine gate

34.6

26

16 hours 25 minutes

Lower Barnwell Lock No 27

Electricly operated guillotine gate

35.0

27

-

Ashton Lock No 28

Manually operated guillotine gate

37.0

28

16 hours 45 miutes

Oundle Bridge

38.0

28

-

Cotterstock Lock No 29

Manually operated guillotine gate

39.1

29

-

Perio Lock No 30

Manually operated guillotine gate

40.9

30

-

Warmington Lock No 31

Manually operated guillotine gate

43.4

31

19 hours 30 ninutes

Elton Lock No 32

Manually operated guillotine gate

44.9

32

-

Yarwell Lock No 33

Manually operated guillotine gate

47.9

33

21 hours 50 minutes

Wansford Lock No 34

Electricly operated guillotine gate

49.1

34

-

Wansford Bridge

A6118 road bridge

49.6

34

22 hours 50 ninutes

Waternewton Lock No 35

Electricly operated guillotine gate

52.9

35

-

Alwalton Lock No 36

Manually operated guillotine gate

54.9

36

-

Orton Lock No 37

Electricly operated guillotine gate

58.6

37

-

Peterborough Bridge

60.6

37

-

Peterborough Junction

Junction with River Nene Stanground Branch

61.1

37

26 hours

Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38

Electricly operated guillotine gate and manned by a lock keeper

65.6

38

-

Popeley's Gull

67.5

38

-

Cross Guns

70.5

38

-

Guyhirne Bridge

A47 road bridge

73.9

38

-

Bevis Hall

77.3

38

-

Wisbech Town Bridge

79.8

38

-

Horse Shoe Bend

80.5

38

-

Osborne House

80.9

38

-

West Walton Ferry

82.8

38

-

South Holland Main Drain Junction

Junction with South Holland Main Drain is through a sluice which is only opened at flood times.

86.6

38

-

Sutton Bridge

A17 road bridge

87.4

38

-

Crabs Hole

The mouth of the river and the junction with the Wash

91.5

38

-

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