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.
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″ northLongitude
-1.63574° or 1° 38′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C3W9957+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 369384549OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata 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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