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	==Reach above the lock==		==Reach above the lock==
	On the ~~northern~~ bank the land towards ] is open fields with ] behind. The ~~southern~~ bank has a few houses including ] home of many ] films. Upstream is ] owned by ] and the ] then joins the river on the southern bank. ] here was built as a gravel conveyor for the building of Dorney Lake. ] is a short way up stream and then the ] crosses the river a little way below Bray Lock.		On the ] bank the land towards ] is open fields with ] behind. The ] bank has a few houses including ] home of many ] films. Upstream is ] owned by ] and the ] then joins the river on the southern bank. ] here was built as a gravel conveyor for the building of Dorney Lake. ] is a short way up stream and then the ] crosses the river a little way below Bray Lock.

	The ] stays on the northern side of the river to Bray lock.		The ] stays on the northern side of the river to Bray lock.

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Boveney Lock
Tail of Boveney Lock

Waterway	River Thames
County	Buckinghamshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Hydraulic
First built	1838
Latest built	1898
Length	149' 7" (45.59m)
Width	17' 10" (5.43m)
Fall	4' 10" (1.47m)
Above sea level	64'
Distance to Teddington Lock	26 miles
Power is available out of hours

Boveney Lock

Legend

					River Thames
					Headpile Eyot

					Bray Lock

					Pidgeonhill Eyot
					M4 Bridge
					Monkey Island
					The Cut - to York Stream
					Queens Eyot
					Bray Marina

					Windsor Marina
					Clewer Mill Stream


					Boveney Lock
					(and boat rollers)


					Race Course Yacht Basin
					River Thames

Boveney Lock is a lock on the River Thames situated on the northern bank opposite the Windsor Racecourse and close to Eton Wick. Boveney is a village a little way upstream on the same side.

Directly alongside the lock on the Berkshire side are a set of boat rollers. The weir is almost parallel to the lock, running across from the other side of the lock island.

Access to the lock

The lock is some distance from any road, and can be reached by walking to the river from Eton Wick and following the towpath.

Reach above the lock

On the Buckinghamshire bank the land towards Dorney is open fields with Dorney Lake behind. The Berkshire bank has a few houses including Oakley Court home of many Hammer horror films. Upstream is Queens Eyot owned by Eton College and the York Stream then joins the river on the southern bank. Summerleaze Footbridge here was built as a gravel conveyor for the building of Dorney Lake. Monkey Island is a short way up stream and then the M4 Bridge crosses the river a little way below Bray Lock.

The Thames Path stays on the northern side of the river to Bray lock.

Next lock upstream	River Thames	Next lock downstream
Bray Lock 3.17 miles	Boveney Lock Grid reference: SU944777	Romney Lock 2.33 miles

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