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The Non-Tidal Locks of the River Thames
Listed in order from Lechlade (St Johns) to Teddington with  statistics

NOTE: Every year I stick a bit of paper near the dashboard with a list of locks, when we go on our annual upriver cruise, because even after almost thirty years sailing or cruising the river Thames, I can never remember them all! Sad but true. Now all I (and you) have to do is print out this web page. Voila!

You will notice the table runs downriver. A nuisance since many of us start by going up! However it will be correct when we return back downriver. Also the distances in columns six and seven do not relate (add up). They came from different sources/maps/books, so I claim no responsibility at all! Finally, I personally cannot think in metres, so I shall be adding feet and inches soon, as is correct for all vintage craft (and sailors). I shall eventually add bridge heights too (in feet).

Locks between Lechlade and Oxford

No.

Lock Name

Length

Width

Fall

Distance to next lock downstream

Miles from Teddington Lock

Next town/village downstream
44

St John's

33.60m

4.52m

0.85m

1.15 miles

123

Lechlade (above)
43

Buscot

33.47m

4.47m

1.69m

3.34 miles

122

Kelmscott
42

Grafton

34.59m

4.59m

1.11m

1.85 miles

118 Radcot
41

Radcot

34.59m

4.57m

1.48m

2.63 miles

117

 
40

Rushey

34.59m

4.59m

1.82m

3.30 miles

114

 
39

Shifford

34.64m

4.59m

2.23m

4.74 miles

110 Newbridge
38

Northmoor

34.59m

4.59m

1.24m

3.86 miles

105

Bablock Hythe
37

Pinkhill

34.59m

4.90m

1.05m

1.48 miles

101

Eynsham
36

Eynsham

34.51m

4.97m

0.84m

3.71 miles

100

 
35

King's

34.46m

4.97m

0.77m

1.13 miles

97  
34

Godstow

33.52m

4.95m

1.57m

2.40 miles

96 Oxford
33

Osney

34.64m

5.25m

1.89m

2.32 miles

93

Oxford
 

Locks between Oxford and Reading

No.

Lock Name

Length

Width

Fall

Distance to next lock downstream

Miles from Teddington Lock Next town/village downstream
32

Iffley

46.96m

6.47m

0.81m

1.68 miles

91

 

31

Sandford

53.03m

6.62m

2.69m

4.66 miles

89

 

30

Abingdon

36.57m

5.71m

1.89m

2.58miles

85

Abingdon

29

Culham

38.87m

5.33m

2.41m

3.81 miles

82

 

28

Clifton

39.57m

5.79m

1.03m

2.98 miles

79

Clifton Hampden

27

Day's

46.93m

6.45m

1.58m

3.96 miles

76

Shillingford

26

Benson

40.56m

5.46m

1.87m

6.50 miles

72

Wallingford

25

Cleeve

40.71m

5.53m

0.69m

0.62 miles

66

Goring

24

Goring

54.68m

6.40m

1.77m

1.07 miles

65

Goring (Beale Park)

23

Whitchurch

41.22m

5.48m

1.01m

2.28 miles

61

Pangbourne

22

Mapled'ham

61.69m

6.42m

2.05m

4.40 miles

59

Reading

21

Caversham

40.03m

5.46m

1.44m

2.63 miles

55 Caversham
 

Locks between Reading and Windsor

No.

Lock Name

Length

Width

Fall

Distance to next lock downstream

Miles from Teddington Lock Next town/Village downstream
20

Sonning

47.57m

5.46m

1.63m

2.91 miles

52

Sonning

19

Shiplake

40.64m

5.56m

1.55m

2.98 miles

49

Wargrave

18

Marsh

41.19m

6.42m

1.33m

2.85 miles

46

Henley-on
Thames

17

Hambleden

61.00m

7.70m

1.44m

3.66 miles

43

Medmenham

16

Hurley

39.82m

6.07m

1.05m

0.64 miles

40

Hurley

15

Temple

41.02m

5.46m

1.23m

1.95 miles

39

Marlow

14

Marlow

46.10m

6.07m

2.16m

4.00 miles

37

Bourne End

13

Cookham

55.77m

7.62m

1.30m

2.08 miles

33

(Cliveden Reach)

12

Boulter's

60.80m

6.47m

2.39m

2.13 miles

31

Maidenhead

11

Bray

40.94m

5.46m

1.46m

3.17 miles

29

 

10

Boveney

45.59m

5.43m

1.47m

2.33 miles

26

Windsor

 

Locks between Windsor and Teddington

No.

Lock Name

Length

Width

Fall

Distance to next lock downstream

Miles from Teddington Lock

Next town/Village downstream

9

Romney

78.50m

7.45m

2.01m

3.00 miles

23

Datchet

8

Old Windsor

54.55m

7.36m

1.74m

2.92 miles

20

Egham

7

Bell Weir

78.51m

7.44m

1.82m

2.84 miles

17

Staines

6

Penton Hook

81.28m

7.56m

1.22m

1.95 miles

14

Chertsey

5

Chertsey

61.16m

6.40m

1.22m

2.06miles

13

Weybridge

4

Shepperton

53.16m

6.04m

2.03m

2.95 miles

10

Walton-on-
Thames

3

Sunbury

62.78m

7.41m

1.87m

2.98 miles

8

Sunbury

2

Molesey

81.78m

7.56m

1.85m

4.81 miles

5

Kingston

1

Teddington

54.22m

7.41m

2.68m

-

 

Richmond

 


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