Shiplake Lock
Shiplake Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England between the villages of Shiplake and Lower Shiplake, Oxfordshire. It is just above the points where the River Loddon joins the Thames and Shiplake Railway Bridge crosses the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wargrave railway station and Shiplake Railway Bridge.
Wargrave railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wargrave is a railway station in the village of Wargrave in Berkshire, England. The station is on the Henley-on-Thames branch line that links the towns of Henley-on-Thames and Twyford. Wargrave railway station is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Shiplake Lock.
Shiplake Railway Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shiplake Railway Bridge carries the Henley Branch Line to Henley-on-Thames, England across the River Thames, connecting Shiplake in Oxfordshire with Wargrave in Berkshire. It crosses the river just downstream of Shiplake Lock on the reach above Marsh Lock. Shiplake Railway Bridge is situated 1,100 feet east of Shiplake Lock.
Phillimore Island
Island
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phillimore Island is an elongated island in the River Thames in the county of Berkshire, England, near the villages of Shiplake, Oxfordshire and Wargrave, Berkshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Shiplake and Wargrave.
Wargrave
Village
Photo: Henry Taunt, Public domain.
Wargrave is a historic village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The village is primarily on the River Thames but also along the confluence of the River Loddon and lies on the border with southern Oxfordshire.
Shiplake
Village
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shiplake consists of three settlements: Shiplake, Shiplake Cross and Lower Shiplake. Together these villages form a civil parish situated beside the River Thames 2 miles south of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.
Shiplake Lock
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England
- Category: body of water
- Location: Wargrave, Wokingham, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5017° or 51° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.88271° or 0° 52′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3XG428+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 369461567OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q7498006
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In Other Languages
“Shiplake Lock” goes by many names.
- German: “Shiplake Lock”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shiplake Lock”. Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.