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• Lancaut
  ...important in the area, and the river contains traces of several mediæval weirs, but salmon numbers have fallen markedly in recent years.<ref name=gwt/> ...be accessed by foot from Woodcroft, along part of the route of a circular walk from Chepstow which takes around four miles, across the 1816 [[Old Wye Brid
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• Penton Hook Island
  ...f river modifications since 1815. It has [[Penton Hook Lock|the lock]] and weirs that are the divide between the Laleham Reach, above Chertsey Lock and Stai ...ula which is attached to the towpath (here, Middlesex) bank in the form of walk-over, relatively wide, lock gates. The long hook or spit of land forms tod
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• Sunbury Lock
  ...ed in 1856.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> In 1927 a second lock was a ...epperton and Sunbury, parallel to north side of River Thames. Once parked, walk across the field, and paddle downstream to the main weir.
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• Northmoor Lock
  ...rimer) manually operated weirs. It is thought that there are no other such weirs in the world. The lock is remote from the village of Northmoor and some distance walk across country. The weir can be reached from [[Appleton, Berkshire|Appleton
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• Godstow Lock
  *{{cite book |title= A Towpath Walk in Oxford |author= Davies, Mark |authorlink= |author2=Robinson, Catherine | *{{cite book |title=The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs |author= Thacker, Fred. S. |authorlink= |location= Newton Abbot |publisher=
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• Sandford Lock
  ...6 and 1877.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> The latest rebuild of the l Weirs, like the one at Sandford Lasher, generate powerful currents that can trap
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• Abingdon Lock
  ...millhouse.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> ...Bridge]] on the [[Andersey Island]] side. Alternatively it is possible to walk along the river from the town centre through Abbey Meadows and cross the we
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• Day's Lock
  ...that time.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> The lock house was not buil ...here is a car park near St Peter's Church. The lock is a little further to walk to from Dorchester.
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• Sonning Lock
  ...ed in 1905.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> The lock is a short walk upstream from [[Sonning Bridge]], which itself is close to the centre of So
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• Hambleden Lock
  ...ght of way.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> The lock was rebuilt in 199 ...west of the Flower Pot pub. From the opposite side the walkways across the weirs provide easy access from Mill End.
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• Chertsey Lock
  ...in in 1913.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> It was then built with two ...i_walksinspelthorne/lei_laleham_village.htm Spelthorne Borough Council ''A Walk round Laleham village]</ref>
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• River Cole, Warwickshire
  ...ubside as quickly as they rise. The Cole is normally shallow, except where weirs maintain an artificial depth.<ref name="JMJ"/> ...s for the removable plank weir can be seen.<ref name="JMJ"/> The riverside walk continues as the John Morris Jones Walkway past the site of Robin Hood Lane
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• Churchstanton
  ...the west. It is close to the [[Somerset]] border (to the north and east), five miles south of [[Taunton]] in the latter county, and nine miles north of [[ ...e area provides recreational facilities for residents to play field games, walk, picnic and have an allotment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Churchstanton School Al
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• River Dearne
  ...rs who start at the source descend through 1,368 ft over the length of the walk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.walkingenglishman.com/ldp/dearneway.html | ...n England. Each is given an overall ecological status, which may be one of five levels: high, good, moderate, poor and bad. There are several components th
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• Arlingham
  It is a six-mile walk, along the Severn Way, to the Wildfowl Trust site at Slimbridge.<ref>[http: ...om mediæval times until the 19th century, when construction of navigation weirs, to assist the increasingly large vessels traverse the River Severn, led to
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• River Asker
  ...er=Frome, Piddle & West Dorset Fisheries Association}}</ref> approximately five miles east of [[Bridport]]. It flows west-northwest through the villages of ...ate=9 October 2012|title=Chance to learn about fish ladders on River Asker walk|accessdate=10 February 2014|publisher=Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd (Dorse
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• Inchicore
  ...amac, which at the time was characterised by water mills, water wheels and weirs. In the 18th century, mills at Goldenbridge (Glydon Bridge) were producing ...dge Walk Inchicore.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Grand Canal from Goldenbridge Walk]]
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• River Don Navigation
  ...ain project. Continued problems with flooding led to the construction of a five-mile channel from Newbridge near Thorne eastwards to Goole, where water lev ...s_LR.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2020 |url-status=live |title=The Five Weirs Walk |publisher=URSULA |year=2012}}</ref> The towpath extends to [[Rotherham]] i
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• River Whitewater
  ...{{sfn |Cumberlidge |2009 |pp=71-72}} Beyond Deptford Bridge, there are two weirs, and Greywell Pumping Station stands on the right bank. This has extracted ...Road, and the A287 road, with a weir between the two bridges. Several more weirs follow, as the river threads its way between Lodge Farm on the right bank,
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• River Worth
  ...lus|grayling, but they are restricted to certain parts by a number of high weirs left behind from its industrial past. .... Bradford City Council have marked out a short/middle (circular) distance walk along the valley called ''The Worth Way''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaf
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