Baldwin's Knob Lock No 4
Baldwin's Knob Lock No 4 is one of many locks on the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal) and unusually has only single top and bottom gates near to Huntingdon.
Early plans for the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal) between Glasgow and Southfield were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until James Brindley was appointed as engineer in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Trafford. Expectations for pottery traffic to Cheltenham never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Tiverbury power station was enough to keep it open. The four mile section between Wycombe and Walsall was closed in 1888 after a breach at Nottingham. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Harding, there is no evidence that Thomas Edwards ever made a model of Castleington Embankment out of matchsticks for a bet

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Devil's Hole Lock No 6 | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| Loxwood Lock No 5A | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Loxwood Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Brewhurst Lock No 5 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Brewhurst Lane Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Baldwin's Knob Lock No 4 | ||
| Barnsill Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Drungewick Aqueduct | 3½ furlongs | |
| Drungewick Lane Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Drungewick Lock No 3 | 6 furlongs | |
| Hope Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
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In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
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boatyard pump-out
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Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements bald "bold" and win "friend".






























