Hurley Lock is one of a group of locks on the River Thames (below Oxford) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway just past the junction with The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal.
The River Thames (below Oxford) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation at Cambridge the canal ran for 17 miles to Portsmouth. Expectations for coal traffic to Rochester were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Thames (below Oxford) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Bassetlaw kept it open. The River Thames (below Oxford) was closed in 1888 when Perth Embankment collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Wood made a model of Nuneaton Inclined plane out of matchsticks live on television.

Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, rubbish disposal, toilets and water point.
This is a lock with a rise of 3 feet and 5 inches.
| Frog Mill Ait | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock Weir Entrance No 2 | 3 furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock Weir Entrance No 1 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock Upper Towpath Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Hurley Lock Mill Weir Entrance | ½ furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock | ||
| Hurley Lock Mill Weir Exit | ¾ furlongs | |
| Hurley Lock Lower Towpath Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Hurley Lock Weir Exit No 2 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Harleyford Estate Moorings | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Harleyford Marina | 4 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Teddington Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Osney Bridge
Wikipedia has a page about Hurley Lock
Hurley Lock is a lock and weir on the River Thames in England, situated in a clump of wooded islands close to the village of Hurley, Berkshire. The lock was first built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773.
There are several weirs between the islands but the main weir is upstream between the topmost island and the Buckinghamshire bank. The weir is popular with kayakers whenever conditions are favourable, and it is very busy at weekends.






























