River Parrett Lock
Barge Lock, Riverside, Sedgemoor TA6 3HP, United Kingdom
River Parrett Lock is one of some locks on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and unusually is opened with a crank handle near to Reigate Locks.
Early plans of what would become the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1835 but problems with Wessford Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. From a junction with The Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Eastleigh the canal ran for 23 miles to Castlepool. Expectations for pottery traffic to Northington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In 2001 the canal became famous when William Taylor navigated Dudley Aqueduct in a bathtub.
River Parrett Lock
is a minor waterways place
on the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal between
North Newton Bridge No 15 (6 miles and 2¼ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the south) and
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction (Junction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal with River Parrett) (¼ furlongs
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of North Newton Bridge No 15 is Bridgwater Small Dock;
¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Victoria Road Bridge No 1 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Bridgwater Lock No 6 | 1¾ furlongs | |
Bridgwater Large Dock  | 1 furlong | |
| Northgate Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bridgwater Small Dock | ¼ furlongs | |
| River Parrett Lock | ||
| Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
Bridgwater Small Dock — ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
Bridgwater Large Dock — 1 furlong and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Firepool Lock No 1
Firepool Lock Weir Entrance — 14 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Firepool Lock No 1, then on the River Tone (Above Firepool) to Firepool Lock Weir Entrance
In the direction of Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction
New Bridge Winding Hole — 10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - River Parrett Junction, then on the River Parrett to Parrett - Tone Junction, then on the River Tone (Burrow Bridge to New Bridge ) to New Bridge Winding HoleNo information
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[River Parrett]
The River Parrett flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around
[River Isle]
road bridge over the river at Knowle St Giles is a Grade II listed building. A lock was built at the junction with the River Parrett, to maintain water
[Parrett Navigation Company]
The Parrett Navigation Company was formed to improve river navigation on the River Parrett, Ivelchester and Langport Navigation and linked waterways. Tolls
[River Tone]
Finally, it flows into the River Parrett at Burrowbridge. An act of Parliament granted in 1699 authorised work that made the river navigable as far as Taunton
[Bridgwater and Taunton Canal]
between Bridgwater and Taunton, opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River Parrett. There were a number of abortive schemes to link the Bristol
[Westport Canal]
involving improvements to the River Parrett above Burrow Bridge. Langport is the point at which the River Yeo joins the River Parrett and the intention was to
[Ivelchester and Langport Navigation]
Portlake Rhine, which was then a drain, and rejoining the River Parrett below Langport lock. The act allowed the proprietors to raise £6,000 by issuing
[Aller, Somerset]
manor to John Stawell of Cothelstone in 1623. Oath Lock marks the tidal limit of the River Parrett. It was added when it was realised that the locks at
[Castle Cary]
of Shepton Mallet, at the foot of Lodge Hill and on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett. The word Cary derives from the Celtic caer meaning rock
[Telescopic Bridge, Bridgwater]
English county of Somerset, was built in 1871 to carry a railway over the River Parrett. It has been scheduled as an ancient monument and is a Grade II* listed
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River Parrett - WikipediaThe Parrett then flows northwest for approximately another 10 miles (16 km) to Bridgwater through the Somerset Levels past Aller, close to the Aller and Beer Woods and Aller Hill biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The sluice gate (formerly a lock built in the late 1830s) at the deserted medieval village of ...
Related Books of River Parrett. The Canals of South West England by Charles Hadfield, ISBN: 0 7153 4176 6, 206 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1967, Order now from Amazon . Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions of River Parrett: Length 54 foot, beam 14 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and ...
The route from Langport followed the River Parrett to its junction with the River Isle. Here a lock was built, to maintain the water levels on the River Isle, and about one mile (1.6 km) further upstream, the 2.3-mile (3.7 km) canal turned off towards Westport, where five wharfs and a basin were built. A half lock at the junction ...
Apr 24, 1999 ... We rejoined a wider, muddier Parrett below Langport, scene of Royalist defeat in the Civil War. Thick embankments presided over the flood plain. At Oath Lock the river became tidal and red-brick chimneys of "withy" boilers (for stripping willow) stood on the bank. At Burrow Mump, where we stopped for a ...
The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south-west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River Parrett. There were a number of abortive schemes to link the Bristol Channel to the English Channel by waterway in the 18th and early 19th centuries .
and Taunton canal was extended to join the River Parrett via the two basins you see today. High tides in the Parrett were used to maintain high water in the dock, the water being retained behind the large lock gates. This type of dock is known as a 'floating harbour'. From the outer or tidal basin, two locks lead to the river; the  ...
The Ivelchester and Langport Navigation was a scheme to make the River Ivel navigable from Langport to Ilchester, in Somerset, England. Work started in 1795, but the scheme was effectively bankrupt by 1797, and construction of the locks was never completed. Contents. [hide]. 1 History. 1.1 Construction; 1.2 The Parrett ...
Jun 8, 2014 ... The 1895 construction of the Davis Island Lock and Dam on the Ohio at Avalon, Pennsylvania, proved the idea was workable, and so in 1910 Congress authorized construction of 50 small locks and dams along the length of the river. Thanks to political bickering and funding delays, it was 1929 before all 50Â ...
On the River Tone, spring tides reach Hook Bridge [S89], some 26 km inland. The tidal limits of the main rivers are summarised in Table A .l. Table A. 1 Main River Tidal Limits. River or Drain. Tidal Limit. NGR. Map. Reference. Number. River Parrett. Oath Lock Sluice. ST 382 279. S49. River Tone. New Bridge Sluice ST 316Â ...