Kings Norton Stop Lock

Kings Norton Stop Lock is a Grade II* listed building at Kings Norton Junction on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal near its junction with the . It is the only guillotine-gated stop-lock on a canal.
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Photo: Roger Kidd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lock gate
  • Description: lock in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal”, “King’s Norton Stop Lock”, and “Kings Norton stop lock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lifford Reservoir and Kings Norton railway station.

Reservoir
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in the district of , England was built by the Worcester & Birmingham Canal company in 1815 to compensate Lifford Mill for water lost to the canal.

Railway station
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serves the and areas of , England. It lies on the Cross-City Line from and via to and is the terminus of the Camp Hill Line to New Street via . is situated 2,900 feet west of Kings Norton Stop Lock.

Library
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is situated 2,300 feet southwest of Kings Norton Stop Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lifford and Cotteridge.

Village
is a small area of , , located near Stirchley and . It is centred on the . It was served by railway station which closed as a war-time economy measure during World War II, never to re-open.

Suburb
is an area of , , and part of the ward. It is about 4 miles miles south of Birmingham city centre. It has a shopping centre with a mixture of local shops, eateries and national brands.

Suburb
Photo: Umbongo91, Public domain.
, alternatively King's Norton, is an area of , in the county of the , England. Historically in , it was also a Birmingham City Council ward within the borough of Birmingham.

Kings Norton Stop Lock

Latitude
52.41319° or 52° 24′ 48″ north
Longitude
-1.91953° or 1° 55′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C4WC37J+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 923967618
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­lock_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q6411030
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