King’s Lock
King's Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is in open country about 1 km north of Godstow, to the north of Oxford, Oxfordshire, at grid reference SP478102, on the southern bank of the river.Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duke’s Cut Lock and Godstow.
Duke’s Cut Lock
Lock
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Duke’s Cut Lock is situated 3,000 feet east of King’s Lock.
Godstow
Archaeological site
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Godstow is a hamlet about 2.5 miles northwest of the centre of Oxford. It lies on the banks of the River Thames between the villages of Wolvercote to the east and Wytham to the west. Godstow is situated 4,200 feet south of King’s Lock.
Godstow Lock
Lock
Photo: Helena, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Godstow Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is between the villages of Wolvercote and Wytham on the outskirts of Oxford. The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790. Godstow Lock is situated 1 mile southeast of King’s Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wytham and Worton.
Wytham
Village
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Wytham is a village and civil parish on the Seacourt Stream, a branch of the River Thames, about 3 miles northwest of the centre of Oxford. It is just west of the Western By-Pass Road, part of the Oxford Ring Road.
Worton
Hamlet
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Worton is a hamlet in Cassington civil parish, 4.5 miles northwest of Oxford.
Cutteslowe
Suburb
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Cutteslowe is a suburb in the north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England, between Sunnymead and Water Eaton. Cutteslowe is situated 1½ miles east of King’s Lock.
King’s Lock
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England
- Categories: footbridge and body of water
- Location: Gosford and Water Eaton, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.78901° or 51° 47′ 20″ northLongitude
-1.30689° or 1° 18′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3WQMQV+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 369908153OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q6410991
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In Other Languages
“King’s Lock” goes by many names.
- German: “King’s Lock”
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Highlights include Pixey Mead and Wolvercote Mill Woodland.
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