Romney Lock
Romney Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England near Windsor and Eton, about half a mile downstream of Windsor Bridge. It is on the Windsor side of the river next to a boatyard and adjoins Romney Island, a long strip-shaped ait in the middle of the river.Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windsor Castle and Eton College.
Windsor Castle
Photo: Nauticashades, CC BY 2.5.
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles west of central London. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history. Windsor Castle is situated 2,800 feet south of Romney Lock.
Eton College
School
Photo: Evka W, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eton College is a private school providing boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the town of Eton, Berkshire. The school is the largest boarding school in England, ahead of Millfield and Oundle. Eton College is situated 1,000 feet north of Romney Lock.
Cutlers Ait
Islet
Cutlers Ait is an island in the River Thames in England adjacent to Romney Island and Romney Lock, near Windsor, Berkshire. The island is a tree-covered strip adjacent to the opposite bank of the river from the Lock, near Eton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eton and Deadwater Ait.
Eton
Town
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eton is a town in Berkshire, England. It is located on the River Thames opposite the town of Windsor, to which it is connected by Windsor Bridge. The civil parish of Eton, which also includes the village of Eton Wick two miles west of the town, had a population of 4,692 at the 2011 census.
Deadwater Ait
Locality
Deadwater Ait is an island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Romney Lock, near Windsor, Berkshire.
Sumptermead Ait
Locality
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumptermead Ait is an island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Old Windsor Lock, near Datchet, Berkshire. The island is a thin wooded strip separated by a narrow channel on the Datchet side.
Romney Lock
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock on the River Thames in Berkshire, England
- Category: body of water
- Location: Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49147° or 51° 29′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.60418° or 0° 36′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3XF9RW+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 610296655OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q7363262
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In Other Languages
“Romney Lock” goes by many names.
- German: “Romney Lock”
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