Boveney Lock

Boveney Lock is a lock on the River Thames situated on the Buckinghamshire bank opposite the Windsor Racecourse and close to Eton Wick. Boveney is a village a little way upstream on the same side.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Mary Magdalene’s Church and Bush Ait.

St Mary Magdalene’s Church

Church

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St Mary Magdalene's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing close to the river on the north bank of the Thames, near the village of Boveney, Buckinghamshire, England. St Mary Magdalene’s Church is situated 1,500 feet west of Boveney Lock.

Bush Ait

Islet

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Bush Ait is an island of Clewer, Berkshire in the Thames on the reach above Boveney Lock at the mouth of the Clewer Mill Stream which leads to Windsor Racecourse Marina. The island is unpopulated and wooded. Bush Ait is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Boveney Lock.

Sutherland Grange

Recreation area

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Sutherland Grange is a 3.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Dedworth, a suburb of Windsor in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Sutherland Grange is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Boveney Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boveney and Eton Wick.

Boveney

Hamlet

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Boveney is a village in the civil parish of Dorney, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated near Windsor, between the villages of Eton Wick in Berkshire, and Dorney and Dorney Reach in Buckinghamshire.

Eton Wick

Village

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Eton Wick is a village in the civil parish of Eton, in the Windsor and Maidenhead district, in Berkshire, England. Historically it was part of Buckinghamshire.

Clewer

Village

Clewer is an ecclesiastical parish and an area of Windsor, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. Clewer makes up three wards of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, namely Clewer North, Clewer South and Clewer East.

Boveney Lock

Type: Lock
Description: lock on the River Thames situated on the Buckinghamshire bank
Category: body of water
Location: Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.49098° or 51° 29′ 28″ north

Longitude

-0.64085° or 0° 38′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C3XF9R5+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 610474427

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lock

Wikidata ID

Q4950523

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In Other Languages

“Boveney Lock” goes by many names.

German: “Boveney Lock”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Racecourse Marina and Eton Wick Recreational Ground.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Boveney Lock Boat Rollers and Lockkeepers Cottage.

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