Crofton Lock
Crofton Lock is a lock in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England. Crofton Lock is situated nearby to the museum Crofton Pumping Station, as well as near Crofton Crossing Lock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crofton Pumping Station and Crofton Locks.
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 Locks
Lock
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. Crofton Locks is situated 2,500 feet west of Crofton Lock.
Wilton Windmill
Photo: John.r.a.p.baker, CC BY 3.0.
The Wilton Windmill is a five-floor brick tower mill, standing on a chalk ridge between the villages of Wilton and Great Bedwyn in the southern English county of Wiltshire. Wilton Windmill is situated 1 mile southeast of Crofton Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilton and Wulfhall.
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 2½ miles north of Crofton Lock.
Crofton Lock
- Type: Lock
- Category: body of water
- Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.35865° or 51° 21′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.62483° or 1° 37′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3W995G+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 369406822OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lock
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