
This is a lock with a rise of 4 feet and 4 inches.
Mead Lane Moorings | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
Saltford Lock Weir Entrance | 7 furlongs | |
Saltford Lock No 4 | 6½ furlongs | |
Wessex Water Services | 2½ furlongs | |
Swineford Lock Weir Entrance | ¼ furlongs | |
Swineford Lock No 3 | ||
Swineford Lock Weir Exit | ½ furlongs | |
Bitton Railway Bridge No 211 | 5¾ furlongs | |
Bitton Railway Bridge Pontoon Mooring | 6 furlongs | |
Keynsham Old Works | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
Keynsham Pipe Bridge | 2 miles, ¼ furlongs |
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The main road (A431) and the Swan Inn on it, are not accessible from the lock.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hanham Lock No 1
Wikipedia has a page about Swineford Lock
Swineford Lock is a canal lock situated on the River Avon, at the village of Swineford, England.
The Bristol Avon Navigation, which runs the 15 miles (24 km) from the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hanham Lock to the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, was constructed between 1724 and 1727, following legislation passed by Queen Anne, by a company of proprietors and the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The first cargo of 'Deal boards, Pig-Lead and Meal' arrived in Bath in December 1727. The navigation is now administered by the Canal & River Trust.
In its heyday, between 1709 and 1859 Swineford had an active brass and copper industry which were served by the river which also provided water power for the cloth industry. The mill was later converted into a flock mill.