Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18
South Kesteven NG32 1NY, United Kingdom
Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18 is one of some locks on the Grantham Canal and unusually is chained shut overnight half a mile from London.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub
Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18
is a minor waterways place
on the Grantham Canal between
Grantham Canal Junction (Junction of the River Trent with the abandoned Grantham Canal) (28 miles and 1¼ furlongs
and 17 locks
to the west) and
Grantham Basin (Infilled) (4 miles and 6¼ furlongs
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction is Woolsthorpe Lock No 17;
1 furlong
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Basin is Longmoor Bridge No 62;
3¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock with a rise of .
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 15 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 16 | 1¾ furlongs | |
The Dirty Duck PH  | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Bridge No 61 | 1 furlong | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 17 | 1 furlong | |
| Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18 | ||
| Longmoor Bridge No 62 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bridle Bridge No 63 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Casthorpe Bridge No 64 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Denton Wharf Bridge No 65 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Denton Reservoir Feeder Inlet | 1 mile, 7 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Woolsthorpe Lock No 17
Chequers Inn
Chequers
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
Redmile Winding Hole — 5 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
In the direction of Grantham Basin
Denton Copse Winding Hole — 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham BasinNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
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