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Berkhamsted Top Lock No 53

 
Also known as: Broadwater Lock
Berkhamsted Town Football Club, Broadwater, Dacorum HP4 2AH, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Berkhamsted Top Lock No 53 is a place on the waterways on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Bulbourne Junction (Junction of Grand Union Wendover Arm with Main Line, Braunston 55¼ miles / Wendover 6¾ miles) (5 miles and 7 furlongs and 7 locks to the northwest) and Grove Ornamental Bridge No 164 (9 miles and 3½ furlongs and 22 locks to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Bulbourne Junction is Berkhamsted Services; ¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Grove Ornamental Bridge No 164 is Lower King's Road Bridge (Leading to Berkhamsted Railway Station); ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock with a rise of 5 feet and 7 inches.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Tesco
 Crown
 Greggs
 Boots Chemist
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint

Amenities nearby at Lower King's Road Bridge

 Costa Coffee
 Berkhamsted
 Kings Arms
 Wetherspoons
 W H Smith
 Berkhamsted Station

Amenities nearby at Berkhamsted Services

 Waitrose
 Waitrose Ltd
 Barclays
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Lloyds Bank
 NatWest
 Nationwide
 Santander
 
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External websites
 Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
 THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
 The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Berkhamsted Services¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Cowroast Lock No 462 miles, 5½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Winding Hole near Bulbourne Bridge5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Marsworth Services6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Slapton Wharf11 miles, 1 furlong and 23 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Aylesbury Circus Field Basin11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Marsworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Aylesbury Arm) to Aylesbury Circus Field Basin
Leighton Linslade Services14 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Rothschild Road Wharf15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Aylesbury Basin Visitor Moorings12 miles, 7 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Marsworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Aylesbury Arm) to Aylesbury Basin Visitor Moorings
Soulbury Bottom Lock No 2418 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 29 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Bank Mill Service Station5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Apsley Services5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nash Mill Top Lock No 685 miles, 5½ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Cassiobridge Water Point11 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Bridgewater Basin11 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 27 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Batchworth Junction13 miles, 5 furlongs and 30 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Rickmansworth Basin Footbridge13 miles, 7 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) to Rickmansworth Basin Footbridge
Copper Mill Lock No 8416 miles, 1½ furlongs and 32 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Berkhamsted Services¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Cowroast Lock No 462 miles, 5½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Cowroast Marina2 miles, 6½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Marsworth Services6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Town Field Farm Bridge No 1307 miles, ¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Leighton Rubbish Disposal14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Aylesbury Basin Visitor Moorings12 miles, 7 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Marsworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Aylesbury Arm) to Aylesbury Basin Visitor Moorings
Soulbury Middle Lock No 2518 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 28 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Fisheries Lock No 633 miles, 5½ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Apsley Services5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Apsley Marina5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Rickmansworth Household Waste and Recycling Centre13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 30 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Rickmansworth Rubbish Disposal13 miles, 6½ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) to Rickmansworth Rubbish Disposal
Rickmansworth Basin13 miles, 6½ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) to Rickmansworth Basin
Copper Mill Lane Rubbish Disposal16 miles, 2 furlongs and 33 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Cowroast Lock No 462 miles, 5½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Cowroast Marina2 miles, 6½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Marsworth Services6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Leighton Linslade Services14 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Aylesbury Basin Visitor Moorings12 miles, 7 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Marsworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Aylesbury Arm) to Aylesbury Basin Visitor Moorings

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Apsley Services5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Apsley Marina5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Batchworth Junction13 miles, 5 furlongs and 30 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Bullbeggers Lane Winding Hole1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Winkwell Dock Winding Hole2 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Boxmoor Bottom Lock Winding Hole4 miles, 3 furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
River Gade Junction4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 12 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Apsley Bottom Lock Winding Hole5 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nash Mill Top Lock Winding Hole5 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Red Lion Lane Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Kings Langley Winding Hole6 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Toovey's Mill Arm6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Home Park Arm7 miles, 2 furlongs and 18 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Hunton Bridge Winding Hole8 miles, 5 furlongs and 22 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Junction 19 Winding Hole8 miles, 7½ furlongs and 22 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Cowroast Winding Hole2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Station Road Bridge Winding Hole4 miles, ¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Winding Hole near Bulbourne Bridge5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Bulbourne Junction5 miles, 7 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Gammel Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Bulbourne Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - restored section) to Gammel Bridge Winding Hole
Little Tring Winding Hole7 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Bulbourne Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - restored section) to Little Tring Winding Hole
Saxon Way Winding Hole8 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Bulbourne Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - restored section) to Little Tring Winding Hole, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section) to Saxon Way Winding Hole
Marsworth Junction6 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Apsley Marina5 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Cowroast Marina2 miles, 6½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Marsworth Services6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Bridgewater Basin11 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 27 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Hillingdon Narrowboats Association16 miles, 1 furlong and 32 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Harefield Marina18 miles, 1 furlong and 35 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Cheddington Wharf8 miles, 2 furlongs and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Grove Lock Marina13 miles, 3½ furlongs and 25 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Rothschild Road Wharf15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 26 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Grand Union Canal] well-known swingbridge at Winkwell, and the "Port of Berkhamsted, a small compact town". At Cow Roast Lock the canal reaches the 3-mile (5-km) summit at Tring [Hemel Hempstead] parliamentary constituency. Nearby towns are Watford, St Albans, Hatfield and Berkhamsted. The settlement was called by the name Henamsted or Hean-Hempsted in [List of locks on the Grand Union Canal] north, to Lock 64, and the south, to Lock 101. The Paddington Arm and the Slough Arm have no locks. The Wendover Arm Canal has one stop lock. The Aylesbury [Grand Junction Canal] 1800. To allow goods to cross the gap, a road was built in 1800 over the top of Blisworth hill and, later, upon the recommendation of committee member [Jimmy Savile] In the documentary, Savile confided "that he used to beat people up and lock them in a basement during his career as a nightclub manager". When Theroux [List of fictional plants] blossoms Raskovnik: a magic plant in Serbian mythology which can open any lock Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: a mythical plant supposed by medieval thinkers [Battle of Hastings] forces from the city. The English leaders surrendered to William at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. William was acclaimed King of England and crowned by [List of blue plaques] John (2009). A Glimpse of our History: a short guided tour of Berkhamsted (PDF). Berkhamsted Town Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27 [Hatfield, Hertfordshire] in Hatfield. Guy Ritchie (born 1968), film director famous for Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, was born in Hatfield. Letitia Dean, born [List of unsolved murders in the United Kingdom (before 1990)] London Mosque) cannot be discounted. May 1988 Joan Macan Ashridge, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire Bludgeoned to death on her 81st birthday after disturbing
 
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Marsworth Top Lock, Grand Union Canal, Sep 1965 (Chris Clegg). Marsworth Top Lock ... Berkhamsted Lock 53, Grand Union Canal, 15 May 2015 (Judy Clegg).