Radcot Lock

Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England just downstream of Radcot, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1892 on the site of an old weir and flash lock. The weir is on the other side of the lock island.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Grafton Lock and Church of St Stephen.

Grafton Lock

Lock

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Grafton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the northern bank between Kelmscott and Radcot, about 1 mile south of the hamlet of Grafton. Grafton Lock is situated 1½ miles west of Radcot Lock.

Church of St Stephen

Church

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Church of St Stephen is situated 1½ miles northwest of Radcot Lock.

Bampton Library

Library

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Bampton Library is situated 2 miles northeast of Radcot Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Radcot Bridge and Clanfield.

Radcot Bridge

Hamlet

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Radcot Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames, south of Radcot and north of Faringdon, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire in England.

Clanfield

Village

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Clanfield is a village and civil parish about three miles south of Carterton, Oxfordshire. The parish includes the hamlet of Little Clanfield one mile west of the village, on Little Clanfield Brook which forms the parish's western boundary.

Weald

Hamlet

Weald is a hamlet in Bampton civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It lies about 0.7 miles southwest of Bampton.

Radcot Lock

Type: Lock
Description: lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Category: body of water
Location: Grafton and Radcot, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.69978° or 51° 41′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.57241° or 1° 34′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C3WMCXH+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 369743058

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

Wikidata ID

Q7280048

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In Other Languages

“Radcot Lock” goes by many names.

German: “Radcot Lock”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cricket Bat Field and Island CL.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Radcot Lock House and The Swan PH.

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