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Temple Lock
Temple Lock
WaterwayRiver Thames
CountyBuckinghamshire
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationHydraulic
First built1773
Latest built1890
Length134’ 7” (41.02m)
Width17’ 11” (5.46m)
Fall4’ 1” (1.23m)
Above sea level92'
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.

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

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.

See also

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