Whinhill Lock

Whinhill Lock was built as part of the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was originally opened in 1770, and was restored in 2004.

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nafferton railway station and Driffield railway station.

Nafferton railway station

Railway station

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Nafferton railway station serves the village of Nafferton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern that provides all passenger train services. Nafferton railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Whinhill Lock.

Driffield railway station

Railway station

Photo: Keith D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Driffield railway station serves the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Hull–Scarborough line and is operated by Northern, providing all passenger train services. Driffield railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Whinhill Lock.

Church of St Leonard

Church

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Leonard is situated 1 mile south of Whinhill Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wansford and Skerne.

Wansford

Village

Photo: Andy Beecroft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wansford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skerne and Wansford, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1249 road and just to the north of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal.

Skerne

Village

Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Skerne is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Skerne and Wansford, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated 1 mile to the south of the River Hull and the Driffield Canal.

Driffield

Town

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Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. Driffield is situated 2 miles west of Whinhill Lock.

Whinhill Lock

Type: Lock gate
Description: canal lock in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Categories: lock and transportation
Location: Driffield, East Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.99679° or 53° 59′ 48″ north

Longitude

-0.39818° or 0° 23′ 53″ west

Open location code

9C5XXJW2+PP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241355281

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=lock_gate

Wikidata ID

Q7993672

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