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Teddington Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in the town of Teddington in the western suburbs of London, England.

It is the highest point on the river to which tides penetrate, and is the boundary point between the Port of London Authority, which is the navigation authority downstream, and the Environment Agency, which is the navigation authority upstream. The lock itself is owned and managed by the Environment Agency.

The first of the three locks, the "old" lock, was built in 1811 followed by the weir in 1812. The lock was rebuilt in 1856, boat slide added in 1869, and finally the large barge lock built in 1904. The two footbridges, the iron bridge linking Ham to the lock island and the suspension bridge linking the island to Teddington were built in 1888.

Recent renovation and improvement work in the area around the locks has been undertaken as part of the Thames Landscape StrategyTeddington Gateway project.

The lock was the location of Monty Python's Fish-Slapping Dance.

See also

• Locks on the River Thames

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