Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Exit No 1
Channel leading to the Weir
A45, Little Irchester NN8 2ED, United Kingdom

Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Exit No 1
is a minor waterways place
on the River Nene (main river) between
Wadenhoe Lock No 24 (18 miles and 4 furlongs
and 10 locks
to the northeast) and
Wollaston Lock No 12 (Great Doddington half a mile northwest) (1 mile and 3¾ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the southwest).
The nearest place in the direction of Wadenhoe Lock No 24 is Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Exit No 2 ( Channel leading to the Weir);
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Wollaston Lock No 12 is Upper Wellingborough Lock No 13;
¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
You can wind here.
| Wellingborough Railway Bridge (disused) | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Wellingborough Embankment Visitor Moorings | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Wellingborough Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Higham Road Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Exit No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Exit No 1 | ||
| Upper Wellingborough Lock No 13 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Upper Wellingborough Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Little Irchester Pipe Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Wollaston Lock Mill Arm Exit | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
White Mills Marina — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Northampton Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Gayton Services — 17 miles, 4 furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Northampton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Services
In the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Wellingborough Embankment Visitor Moorings — 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Blackthorn Lake Marina — 8 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Nine Arches Bridge Visitor Moorings — 13 miles, 3 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Wadenhoe Lock Weir Entrance No 2 — 18 miles, 3½ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
White Mills Marina — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Northampton Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Gayton Services — 17 miles, 4 furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Northampton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton ServicesNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
White Mills Marina — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Northampton Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Gayton Services — 17 miles, 4 furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Northampton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Services
In the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Wellingborough Embankment Visitor Moorings — 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Ditchford Lock No 15 — 2 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Billing Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 7 miles, 6 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Billing Lock Weir Exit No 1 — 7 miles, 6 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Clifford Hill Lock Weir Entrance No 1 — 8 miles, 4 furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Weston Favell Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Weston Favell Lock Weir Entrance No 2 — 9 miles, 4 furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Abington Lock Weir Exit — 10 miles, 2 furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Rush Mills Lock Weir Entrance — 11 miles, 1½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Nunn Mills Sluice Exit — 12 miles and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
In the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Lower Wellingborough Lock Weir Exit — 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Ditchford Lock Weir Entrance No 1 — 2 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Ditchford Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 2 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Higham Ferrers Lock Weir Entrance — 4 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Higham Ferrers Lock Weir Exit — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Irthlingborough Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 6 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Ringstead Sewerage Treatment Outfall — 7 miles, 7 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Upper Ringstead Lock Weir Exit No 2 — 8 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Lower Ringstead Lock Weir Exit — 9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Ringstead Arm — 9 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Woodford Lock Weir Entrance — 11 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Islip Lock Mill Race Entrance — 13 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Northampton Marina — 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Blisworth Marina — 17 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Northampton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Blisworth Marina
In the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Wellingborough Embankment Visitor Moorings — 2¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38
Blackthorn Lake Marina — 8 miles, 4 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Dog-in-a-Doublet Lock No 38Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
White Mills Marina — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Northampton Railway Bridge
Gayton Marina — 17 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Northampton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Marina
Blisworth Marina — 17 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Northampton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Blisworth MarinaDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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![River Nene Navigation: Upper Wellingborough Lock (2). Please compare with David Dixon's [[[5114687]]] taken in September 2016 from nearly the same viewpoint. by Nigel Cox – 16 June 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/69/6186962_e2eea681_120x120.jpg)

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![Dedication and Names, Little Irchester War Memorial. A closer view of [[[5113762]]]. The Great War Memorial at Little Irchester stands in a small clearing amongst the trees off London Road. The memorial was unveiled in 1921; a contemporary report in the Wellingborough News http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/Villages/Irchester/LtIrchester-warmemorial.html indicates that this was then a more prominent position in the village which has since been somewhat taken over by modern developments such as the A45 road.The memorial, which is of Weldon stone, consists of a pillar surmounted by a cross. It is inscribed:](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/11/37/5113768_f853a2c5_120x120.jpg)

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![River Nene: Viewed from the Wellingborough Bridge. This is the River Nene viewed looking downstream from the A509 Wellingborough Bridge. The base of [[[6186907]]] can be seen to the right. by Nigel Cox – 16 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/69/6186915_67c12314_120x120.jpg)
