Eynsham Lock

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Eynsham Lock
Waterway	River Thames
County	Oxfordshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Manual
First built	1928
Length	113’ 3” (34.51m)
Width	16’ 4” (4.97m)
Fall	2’ 9” (0.84m)
Above Sea Level	195'
Distance to Teddington Lock	100 miles

Eynsham Lock
legend River Thames weir Pinkhill Lock marina island B4044 Swinford Bridge Eynsham Lock & weir River Thames

Eynsham Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is on the southern bank near Swinford Oxfordshire. The larger town of Eynsham is a some distance away on the northern bank.

The lock was one of the last pound locks built on the Thames being built by the Thames Conservancy in 1928. Until the lock was built there was portage for small boats over the weir and a flash lock which was rebuilt in 1886.

The weir was reconstructed in 1950 and is on the other side of the island

Contents 1 Access to the lock 2 Reach above the lock 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Access to the lock

The lock is close to the B4044 where it crosses the river at Swinford Toll Bridge.

[edit] Reach above the lock

Just above the lock is Swinford Toll Bridge. After the bridge the river heads south through open country, uninterrupted apart from a large marina.

The Thames Path follows the eastern bank to Pinkhill Lock.

[edit] See also

• Locks on the River Thames

[edit] External links

• Eynsham Lock at eynsham.org
• Picture of Eynsham Lock at geograph.org.uk

Next lock upstream	River Thames	Next lock downstream
Pinkhill Lock 1.48 miles	Eynsham Lock Grid reference: SP444086	King's Lock 3.71 miles