Caen Hill Locks
Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England. Of the 107 locks on the canal, those at Caen Hill are numbered 22 to 50, and they are near the canal highpoint at Cadley Lock.Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
- Also known as: “Caen Hill Flight of Locks”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Matthew and St Peter’s Church, Devizes.
Church of St Matthew
Church
Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Matthew is situated 4,000 feet north of Caen Hill Locks.
St Peter’s Church, Devizes
Church
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is an Anglican parish church in Devizes, Wiltshire. It is a Victorian building and is on the Bath Road, on the western outskirts of the town. St Peter’s Church, Devizes is situated 1¼ miles east of Caen Hill Locks.
The George And Dragon Inn
Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The George And Dragon Inn is a pub, which is situated 4,200 feet north of Caen Hill Locks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poulshot and Devizes.
Poulshot
Village
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poulshot is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Devizes, about 2.5 miles to the northeast. The parish includes the hamlet of Townsend.
Devizes
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Wiltshire. It has nearly 500 listed buildings, some notable churches, a town hall and a green in the centre of the town.
Roundway
Hamlet
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roundway is a hamlet, ward and former civil parish, now in the parish of Devizes, in the English county of Wiltshire. The hamlet lies about 1+1⁄4 miles northeast of Devizes town centre. Roundway is situated 2½ miles northeast of Caen Hill Locks.
Caen Hill Locks
- Categories: lock and tourism
- Location: Rowde, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.35208° or 51° 21′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.03433° or 2° 2′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3V9X28+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 417162591OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q3577623
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Caen Hill Locks” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Caen Hill船閘”
- Chinese: “Caen Hill船闸”
- Chinese: “卡昂山水閘”
- French: “écluses de Caen Hill”
- French: “Écluses de Caen Hill”
- German: “Caen Hill Locks”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foxhangers Hire Base and Charlotte’s School of Dance.
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