Buscot Lock

Buscot Lock
Buscot Lock, filling.
Waterway	River Thames
County	Oxfordshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Manual
First built	1790
Length	33.47 m (109 ft 10 in) [1]
Width	4.47 m (14 ft 8 in)[1]
Fall	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Above sea level	230'
Distance to Teddington Lock	122 miles

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Legend
River Thames St John's Lock weir A417 St John's Bridge weir River Leach River Cole Bloomers Hole Footbridge Buscot Lock and weirs footbridge River Thames

Buscot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, near the village of Buscot, Oxfordshire.

The lock was built of stone by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790 and is the smallest on the River Thames. Like most of the Upper Thames Locks, it still has its heavy wooden beams which the lock keeper uses to open and close the gates.

The new weir was created in 1979 when a cut was made through fields on the southern side of the lock. Of an unusual cresting design, it is now a National Trust picnic area. The weir was previously on the northern side of the lock. The area is rich in flora and fauna, and a frequent haunt for otters, kites and kingfishers.