Penton Hook Lock
Penton Hook Lock is the sixth lowest lock of forty four on the non-tidal reaches of the River Thames in England. It faces an island which was until its construction a pronounced meander and is on the site of its seasonal cutoff.Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penton Hook Island and Wheatsheaf Park.
Penton Hook Island
Island
Penton Hook Island is a mainly wooded former peninsula created into a series of three weir-divided islands in the River Thames in England, so created in river modifications since 1815 with a navigable lock and weir stream channel to form meander cutoffs.
Wheatsheaf Park
Pitch
Wheatsheaf Park is a football stadium in Staines-upon-Thames, England. It was the home ground of Staines Town between its opening in 1951 and the club's disbandment in 2022. Wheatsheaf Park is situated 1,800 feet north of Penton Hook Lock.
Borough of Spelthorne
Town hall
Spelthorne is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Staines-upon-Thames; other settlements in the area include Ashford, Sunbury-on-Thames, Shepperton, Stanwell and Laleham. Borough of Spelthorne is situated 1 mile north of Penton Hook Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laleham and Staines-upon-Thames.
Laleham
Village
Photo: David Squire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laleham is a village on the River Thames, in the borough of Spelthorne, about 17 mi west of central London, England. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, it was transferred to Surrey in 1965.
Staines-upon-Thames
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staines-upon-Thames, commonly known simply as Staines, is a market town in northwest Surrey, England, around 17 miles west of central London. It is in the Borough of Spelthorne, at the confluence of the River Thames and Colne.
Thorpe
Village
Photo: RAY JONES, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thorpe is a village in northwest Surrey, England, around 20 miles west of central London. It is in the Borough of Runnymede, between Egham, Virginia Water and Chertsey.
Penton Hook Lock
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock on the River Thames in Surrey, England
- Category: body of water
- Location: Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.41481° or 51° 24′ 53″ northLongitude
-0.50027° or 0° 30′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XCF7X+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 608130941OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q7165265
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In Other Languages
“Penton Hook Lock” goes by many names.
- German: “Penton Hook Lock”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Closed (temporarily) and Penton Hook Marina.
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