Temple Lock

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Temple Lock
Temple Lock
Waterway	River Thames
County	Buckinghamshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Hydraulic
First built	1773
Latest built	1890
Length	134’ 7” (41.02m)
Width	17’ 11” (5.46m)
Fall	4’ 1” (1.23m)
Above Sea Level	92'
Distance to Teddington Lock	39 miles

Temple Lock
legend River Thames Upper Towpath footbridge Hurley Lock Site of mill Lower Towpath footbridge moorings moorings Temple footbridge Temple Lock Site of Temple Mill Temple Mill Island River Thames

Temple Lock is a lock and weir situated on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames near Temple Mill Island opposite Temple Meadows and not far from Hurley, Berkshire. It was first built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773 and rebuilt in 1782. The newer lock was built alongside the original one.

[edit] Access to the lock

The lock is on the Buckinghamshire bank and can only be reached on foot along the towpath from Marlow or Hurley

[edit] Reach above the lock

The reach is one of the shortest on the river. In 1989 the Temple Footbridge was built across the river specifically to allow the Thames Path to cross from the Buckinghamshire to Berkshire side. The path then crosses footbridges between the islands at Hurley where Hurley lock is located.

[edit] See also

• Locks on the River Thames

Next lock upstream	River Thames	Next lock downstream
Hurley Lock 0.64 miles	Temple Lock Grid reference: [1]	Marlow Lock 1.95 miles

Coordinates: 51.5521° N 0.793965° W