Kecksy's Railway Bridge No 37
Tharbies Farm, Kecksy's, East Hertfordshire CM21 9DT, United Kingdom
Kecksy's Railway Bridge No 37 carries a farm track over the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) near to Wycombe Inclined plane.
The Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Presbury, the canal was never completed beyond Derby. In Cecil Wright's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Teignbridge Aqueduct during the war.
Kecksy's Railway Bridge No 37
is a minor waterways place
on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) between
Roydon Marina Entrance (Entrance to Roydon Marina) (8 miles and 1½ furlongs
and 10 locks
to the west) and
Bishop's Stortford Arm (Leads to Terminus Basin (Infilled).) (4 miles and 3½ furlongs
and 4 locks
to the north).
The nearest place in the direction of Roydon Marina Entrance is Kecksy's Farm Footbridge;
a few yards
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Bishop's Stortford Arm is Towpath Side Bridge No 38 (Overflow weir);
1¾ furlongs
away.
This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 88 feet long, 13 feet and 3 inches wide, 6 feet and 11 inches high and 4 feet and 1 inch deep, but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 6 feet and 11 inches high.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Sawbridgeworth Lock Weir Exit | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Sawbridgeworth Lock No 5 | 3¾ furlongs | |
Sawbridgeworth Lock Weir Entrance  | 3½ furlongs | |
| Kecksy's Farm Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Kecksy's Farm Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Kecksy's Railway Bridge No 37 | ||
| Towpath Side Bridge No 38 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 39 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Tednambury Lock Weir Exit | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Tednambury Lock No 4 | 6½ furlongs | |
Little Hallingbury Mill Arm Junction     | 1 mile | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Bishop's Stortford Services — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
In the direction of Rye House Junction
Harlow Mill Visitor Moorings — 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Moorhen Marina Services — 4 miles, ¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Burnt Mill Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Roydon Lock No 13 — 7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Feildes Weir Lock Services — 8 miles, 7 furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Feildes Weir Lock Services
Stanstead Marina — 10 miles, 5 furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Stanstead Marina
Stanstead Lock Water Point — 11 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Stanstead Lock Water Point
Carthagena Lock No 7 — 10 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Carthagena Lock No 7
Hertford Basin Services — 15 miles, 4 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Hertford Basin Services
Hazlemere Marina Services — 15 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Waltham Town Lock No 11, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Hazlemere Marina Services
Wharf Road Bridge No 33 — 18 miles, 6 furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Waltham Town Lock No 11, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Wharf Road Bridge No 33
Pickett's Lock No 15 — 19 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Waltham Town Lock No 11, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Pickett's Lock No 15Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Bishop's Stortford Services — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
In the direction of Rye House Junction
Burnt Mill Marina — 4 miles and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Feildes Weir Lock Services — 8 miles, 7 furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Feildes Weir Lock Services
Hertford Basin Services — 15 miles, 4 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Hertford Basin Services
Pickett's Lock No 15 — 19 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 21 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Waltham Town Lock No 11, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Pickett's Lock No 15Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Little Hallingbury Mill Arm Junction — 1 mile and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Bishop's Stortford Services — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
In the direction of Rye House Junction
Moorhen Marina Services — 4 miles, ¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Roydon Marina Moorings — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Roydon Marina Entrance, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Roydon Marina Branch) to Roydon Marina Moorings
Feildes Weir Lock Services — 8 miles, 7 furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Feildes Weir Lock Services
Hertford Basin Services — 15 miles, 4 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Hertford Basin ServicesNearest place to turn
In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Little Hallingbury Mill Arm Junction — 1 mile and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Spellbrook Weir Exit — 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Hallingbury Road Winding Hole — 3 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
South Mill Lock Weir Exit — 3 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Bishop's Stortford Arm — 4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
In the direction of Rye House Junction
Sawbridgeworth Lock Weir Exit — 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
River Stort Junction — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Pisheobury Drive Winding Hole — 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Harlow Lock Weir Entrance — 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Latton Lock Weir Exit — 3 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Burnt Mill Marina — 4 miles and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Burnt Mill Lock Arm — 4 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Parndon Mill Arm — 4 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Eastwick Road Winding Hole — 5 miles and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Hunsdon Mill Lock Weir Entrance — 5 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Hunsdon Mill Lock Winding Hole — 6 miles and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Roydon Lock Winding Hole — 7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Brick Lock Arm — 7 miles, 7½ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Rye House Junction — 8 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House Junction
Stanstead Mill Stream Junction — 10 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Stanstead Mill Stream JunctionNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Bishop's Stortford Services — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
In the direction of Rye House Junction
Moorhen Marina Services — 4 miles, ¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Rye House JunctionNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
Little Hallingbury Mill Arm Junction — 1 mile and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Causeway Bridge (Bishop's Stortford)
In the direction of Rye House Junction
Roydon Marina Moorings — 8 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Roydon Marina Entrance, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Roydon Marina Branch) to Roydon Marina Moorings
Stanstead Marina — 10 miles, 5 furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Stanstead Marina
Old Nazeing Road Wharf — 11 miles, 2 furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Rye House Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Old Nazeing Road WharfDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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