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'''Clifton Lock''' is a lock on ] in ], ]. It is located south of the village of ] and north of ]. It is at the start of the Clifton Cut, which bypasses the river to the north of Long Wittenham. '''Clifton Lock''' is a lock on ] in ], ]. It is located south of the village of ] and north of ]. It is at the start of the Clifton Cut, which bypasses the river to the north of Long Wittenham.
The first discussions about creating a lock here were started in 1793. It was finally completed in 1822 by the ]. The first discussions about creating a lock here were started in 1793. It was finally completed in 1822 by the ].
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==Reach above the lock== ==Reach above the lock==


The Clifton cut takes the river for nearly a mile before it resumes its natural course. The reach is relatively dull and uninteresting, crossed about halfway along by the ]. Just after ] the river again divides between an old course via ] and the Culham Cut. The Clifton cut takes the river for nearly a mile before it resumes its natural course. The reach is relatively dull and uninteresting, crossed about halfway along by the ]. Just before ] the river again divides between an old course via ] and the Culham Cut.
The ] follows the northern bank all the way to Culham Lock. The ] follows the northern bank all the way to Culham Lock.



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Clifton Lock
WaterwayRiver Thames
CountyOxfordshire
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationHydraulic
First built1822
Length129’ 10” (39.57m)
Width19’ 0” (5.79m)
Fall3’ 5” (1.03m)
Above sea level153'
Distance to
Teddington Lock
79 miles
Clifton Lock
Legend
River Thames
weir
Sutton Pools
Culham Lock
Sutton Bridge
Appleford Railway Bridge
weir
Long Wittenham
weir
Clifton Lock
River Thames

Clifton Lock is a lock on River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is located south of the village of Clifton Hampden and north of Long Wittenham. It is at the start of the Clifton Cut, which bypasses the river to the north of Long Wittenham. The first discussions about creating a lock here were started in 1793. It was finally completed in 1822 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners. The current lock is an electrically operated hydraulic pound lock, although it still looks much the same as it did in the 19th century.

Access to the Lock

The lock is at the end of a long track which starts on the A415 road to Abingdon just after it leaves Clifton Hampden. On the way to the lock, this track meets another track from the end of the High Street Clifton Hampden.

Reach above the lock

The Clifton cut takes the river for nearly a mile before it resumes its natural course. The reach is relatively dull and uninteresting, crossed about halfway along by the Appleford Railway Bridge. Just before Sutton Bridge the river again divides between an old course via Sutton Courtenay and the Culham Cut. The Thames Path follows the northern bank all the way to Culham Lock.


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Culham Lock
3.81 miles
Clifton Lock
Grid reference: SU547947
Day's Lock
2.98 miles
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