Godstow Lock
Godstow Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is between the villages of Wolvercote and Wytham on the outskirts of Oxford. The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790. It is the lock furthest upstream on the river which has mechanical (electro-hydraulic) operation - every lock upstream of Godstow utilises manual beam operation instead.
| Godstow Lock | |
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| Waterway | River Thames |
| County | Oxfordshire |
| Maintained by | Environment Agency |
| Operation | hydraulic |
| First built | 1790 |
| Latest built | 1924 |
| Length | 33.52 m (110 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) |
| Fall | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Above sea level | 190' |
| Distance to Teddington Lock | 96 miles |
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The main weir is a short way upstream but there is another weir at Godstow Bridge just above the Trout Inn. These feed into a backwater (Wolvercote Mill Stream) which has come from above King's Lock by Wolvercote.
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