Sandford Lock
Sandford Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated at Sandford-on-Thames which is just south of Oxford. The first pound lock was built in 1631 by the Oxford-Burcot Commission although this has since been rebuilt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kassam Stadium and Rose Isle.
Kassam Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kassam Stadium is the home of Oxford United F.C., and is named after the ground's owner and former chairman of the football club, Firoz Kassam. The Kassam Stadium was built whilst Oxford United played in Division Two; however, Oxford were relegated to Division Three the season before the new stadium was built and were further relegated to the Conference National in 2005–06. Kassam Stadium is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Sandford Lock.
Rose Isle
Islet
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rose Isle is an island in the River Thames in England just downstream of Kennington Railway Bridge on the reach above Sandford Lock, near Kennington, Oxfordshire.
St Swithun’s Church
Church
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Swithun’s Church is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Sandford Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kennington and Littlemore.
Kennington
Village
Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kennington is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, just south of Oxford. The village occupies a narrow stretch of land between the River Thames and the A34 dual carriageway.
Littlemore
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Littlemore is a district and civil parish in Oxford, England. The civil parish includes part of Rose Hill. It is about 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of the city centre of Oxford, between Rose Hill, Blackbird Leys, Cowley, and Sandford-on-Thames.
Rose Hill
Suburb
Rose Hill is a residential area, with some housing that has been council-owned, on the southern outskirts of Oxford, England. According to the 2021 Census, the population of Rose Hill and the adjoining village of Iffley was 7,100, with 4,000 living within Rose Hill.
Sandford Lock
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock in Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: footbridge and body of water
- Location: Sandford-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.70828° or 51° 42′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.23283° or 1° 13′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3WPQ58+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 369908988OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q7416209
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In Other Languages
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- German: “Sandford 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 “Sandford Lock”. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.