Molesey Lock

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Molesey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated near East Molesey and used to manage river navigation and water levels.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Molesey Lock canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lock
navigation lock
constructionMaterial concrete
country England
distanceToNextLockDownstream about 4.5 km to Teddington Lock
distanceToNextLockUpstream about 3.5 km to Sunbury Lock
downstreamFrom Sunbury Lock
fallHeight 1.73 metres
hasChamberLength 81.08 metres
hasChamberWidth 7.92 metres
hasFunction flood management assistance
navigation safety
water level regulation
hasIsland lock island
hasNearbyFeature Cigarette Island Park
Hampton Court Bridge
Hampton Court Palace
hasNumberOfGates 2
hasPublicAccess yes
hasTowpath yes
hasType pound lock
hasWeir Molesey Weir
isPartOf non-tidal Thames
locatedDownstreamOf Sunbury Reach
locatedIn East Molesey
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Surrey
locatedInRegion South East England
locatedNear Hampton Court
locatedOnWaterway River Thames
linked to: Thames
locatedUpstreamOf Teddington Reach
maintainedBy Environment Agency
manages river navigation
water levels
opened 1815
operator Environment Agency Thames Region
originalConstructionMaterial timber
partOf locks and weirs on the River Thames
reconstructed 1906
replacedStructure earlier timber lock
riverMile 25.79 miles from Teddington Lock
servesSettlement East Molesey
Hampton Court
upstreamFrom Teddington Lock
usedFor recreational boating
river traffic control

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Molesey hasRiverFeature Molesey Lock
Sunbury Lock locatedUpstreamOf Molesey Lock
Sunbury Weir locatedUpstreamOf Molesey Lock
Sunbury Weir pool downstreamOf Molesey Lock
Tagg’s Island downstreamOf Molesey Lock