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Godstow Lock

1790 establishments in EnglandBuildings and structures completed in 1924Buildings and structures in OxfordLocks of OxfordshireLocks on the River Thames
Transport in OxfordUse British English from March 2017
Godstow Lock geograph.org.uk 27736
Godstow Lock geograph.org.uk 27736

Godstow Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is between the villages of Wolvercote and Wytham on the outskirts of Oxford. The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790. It is the lock furthest upstream on the river which has mechanical (electro-hydraulic) operation - every lock upstream of Godstow utilises manual beam operation instead. The main weir is a short way upstream but there is another weir at Godstow Bridge just above the Trout Inn. These feed into a backwater (Wolvercote Mill Stream) which has come from above King's Lock by Wolvercote.

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Godstow Lock
Godstow Road, Oxford

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