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Revision as of 14:39, 8 August 2007
(2005)
Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames, England. It is located on the border between Surrey and Middlesex, near where the River Wey and the River Bourne meet the Thames.
The lock connects to Lock Island where there is a river police station and Hamhaugh Island, a canoeing club is based here and a ferry service runs from below the lock to the end of Thames Street, Weybridge, where there are two rowing clubs and a canoeing club. Overlooking the lock and the islands is the Thames Court pub/restaurant.
The lock is just upstream of D'Oyly Carte Island, the former home to the Gilbert and Sullivan operas producer, Richard D'Oyly Carte. Pharaoh's Island, given to Admiral Nelson following the Battle of the Nile, is located above the lock.
History
A weir is recorded here in the 1086 Domesday Book. In 1813, the City of London Corporation built a wooden pound lock here in 1813. A stone lock was built in 1899, next to the existing wooden one which was then filled in and removed.
References
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| Next lock upstream | River Thames | Next lock downstream |
| Chertsey Lock 2.06miles |
Shepperton Lock Grid reference: ? |
Sunbury Lock 2.95 miles |