Northmoor Lock
Northmoor Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, on the northern bank about a mile from Northmoor. The lock was built in 1896 by the Thames Conservancy to replace a flash lock at Hart's Weir, also known as Ridge's Weir, about a mile upstream and another at Ark Weir downstream.Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Red Lion Public House and Hitchcopse Pit.
The Red Lion Public House
Pub
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Red Lion Public House is situated 1 mile northwest of Northmoor Lock.
Hitchcopse Pit
Nature reserve
Hitchcopse Pit is a 3-hectare nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Hitchcopse Pit is situated 2 miles southeast of Northmoor Lock.
Parsonage Moor
Nature reserve
Parsonage Moor is a 6-hectare nature reserve north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Parsonage Moor is situated 2 miles southeast of Northmoor Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Appleton and Eaton.
Appleton
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Appleton is a village in the civil parish of Appleton-with-Eaton, about 4 miles northwest of Abingdon. Appleton was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Eaton
Hamlet
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eaton is a hamlet about 4+1⁄2 miles west of Oxford and about 5 miles northwest of Abingdon. Eaton is in the civil parish of Appleton-with-Eaton, which was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.
Bablock Hythe
Hamlet
Bablock Hythe is a hamlet in Oxfordshire, England, some five miles west of Oxford city centre, and located in Northmoor parish, West Oxfordshire district. Cumnor and Appleton-with-Eaton parishes in Vale of White Horse district are on the other side of the River Thames.
Northmoor Lock
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England
- Category: body of water
- Location: Appleton-with-Eaton, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.71631° or 51° 42′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.3769° or 1° 22′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3WPJ8F+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 157725601OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q7059582
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Satellite Map
Discover Northmoor Lock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Northmoor Lock” goes by many names.
- German: “Northmoor Lock”
- Japanese: “ノースムア水門”
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Highlights include Northmoor Lock Paddocks and Little Clays Meadow.
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