Crofton Locks

Crofton Locks are a flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, near the village of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. The canal was built and opened in stages between 1798 and 1810.

Type: Lock
Description: canal locks in Wiltshire, England
Also known as: “Adopters Lock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crofton Pumping Station and Tottenham House.

Crofton Pumping Station

Museum

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. Crofton Pumping Station is situated 2,300 feet east of Crofton Locks.

Tottenham House

Manor estate

Photo: Murky1, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tottenham House is a large Grade I listed English country house in the parish of Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, about five miles southeast of the town of Marlborough. Tottenham House is situated 1 mile north of Crofton Locks.

Church of St Nicholas

Church

Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Nicholas is situated 1¼ miles south of Crofton Locks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wulfhall and Wilton.

Wulfhall

Locality

Wulfhall or Wolfhall is an early 17th-century manor house in Burbage parish, Wiltshire, England. It is north-east of Burbage village, and about 5 miles south-east of Marlborough.

Wilton

Village

Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilton is a village.

Chisbury

Village

Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chisbury is a hamlet and prehistoric hill fort in the civil parish of Little Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England. Chisbury is about 4 miles west of Hungerford and about 6 miles south-east of Marlborough. Chisbury is situated 3 miles northeast of Crofton Locks.

Crofton Locks

Category: body of water
Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.35834° or 51° 21′ 30″ north

Longitude

-1.63574° or 1° 38′ 9″ west

Open location code

9C3W9957+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 369384549

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

Wikidata ID

Q3577625

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In Other Languages

“Crofton Locks” goes by many names.

French: “écluses de Crofton”
French: “Écluses de Crofton”

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