Semington Locks

From Wikishire
Revision as of 12:25, 27 June 2019 by Owain (talk | contribs) (→‎Outsidelinks)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Lock keepers cottage, by Buckley's Lock at Semington.

The Semington Locks are situated at Semington, Wiltshire on the Kennet and Avon Canal.

They have a combined rise/fall of 16 feet 1 inch.[1]

The two locks at Semington are known as Buckley's (No.15) and Barrett's (No.16).[2]

Adjacent to the locks is the point at which the former Wilts and Berks Canal joined the Kennet and Avon.

Close by, the Grade-II-listed Semington Aqueduct carries the canal over the Semington Brook.[3] East of the locks, the canal crosses the New Semington Aqueduct, built in 2004 to bridge the newly constructed Semington village bypass (A350 road).[4]

See also

References

  1. Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X. 
  2. Allsop, Niall (1987). The Kennet & Avon Canal. Bath: Millstream Book. ISBN 0-948975-15-6. 
  3. "Semington Aqueduct". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=435208. Retrieved 2006-10-25. 
  4. "The Wiltshire County Council (Semington Aqueduct) Scheme 2000 Confirmation Instrument 2002". Statutory Instrument, HMSO. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2002/20021868.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-27. 

Outsidelinks

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Semington Locks)

 This Wiltshire article is a stub: help to improve Wikishire by building it up.