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 an English public school providing education for boys aged 13–18, located in Eton, Berkshire. The school was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore, and is the largest boarding school in England. 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 the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is located on the River Thames opposite the town of Windsor, to which it is connected by Windsor Bridge.

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″ north

Longitude

-0.60418° or 0° 36′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C3XF9RW+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 610296655

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

Wikidata ID

Q7363262

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In Other Languages

“Romney Lock” goes by many names.

German: “Romney Lock”

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