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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Duke’s Cut Lock and Godstow.

Duke’s Cut Lock

Lock

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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

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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

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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
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Latitude

51.78901° or 51° 47′ 20″ north

Longitude

-1.30689° or 1° 18′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C3WQMQV+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 369908153

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

Wikidata 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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