Old Ford Locks

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Old Ford Locks is a set of canal locks on the River Lee Navigation in East London, serving as an important point for water level control and navigation within the city's historic waterways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal lock
lock flight
connectsTo Bow Back Rivers
Hertford Union Canal
coordinatesApprox 51.536°N 0.029°W
country United Kingdom
crosses boundary between London Borough of Tower Hamlets and London Borough of Hackney
hasAccess towpath
hasAlternativeName Old Ford Lock (collective name for the pair)
linked to: Old Ford Locks
hasFeature sluices
twin locks
weir
hasFunction separating tidal and non-tidal sections of the River Lee Navigation
hasHeritage part of London’s historic waterways
hasNearbyLandmark Hackney Marshes
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
hasNumberOfLocks 2
hasStatus operational
hasStructureType pound lock
locatedIn East London
England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
locatedInAdministrativeArea London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
locatedOnWaterway River Lee Navigation
maintainedBy Canal & River Trust
manages water level control
navigationAuthority Canal & River Trust
near Hackney Wick
Old Ford
onRiver River Lea
opened 19th century
partOf London’s canal network
River Lea catchment
popularFor cycling
walking
region Greater London
usedBy commercial traffic (historically)
leisure boats
usedFor flood management
navigation
water level regulation
waterwaySystem Lee Navigation system

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River Lee hasFeature Old Ford Locks
Old Ford Locks hasAlternativeName Old Ford Lock (collective name for the pair)
linked to: Old Ford Locks