Teddington Lock
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Teddington Lock is a major lock and weir complex on the River Thames in southwest London, marking the tidal limit of the river and serving as an important navigation and flood-control point.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teddington Lock on the River Thames | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lock and weir complex
ⓘ
navigation lock ⓘ weir ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1810 ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Teddington Lock Footbridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromTeddingtonRailwayStation | about 1 mile ⓘ |
| downstreamOf | Richmond Lock and Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
flood control
ⓘ
navigation control ⓘ separates tidal and non-tidal Thames ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| governingBody | Environment Agency Thames Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
large barge lock chamber
ⓘ
skiff lock chamber ⓘ smaller launch lock chamber ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
barge lock
ⓘ
footbridge ⓘ lock island ⓘ main lock ⓘ skiff lock ⓘ weir ⓘ weir island ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Grade II listed structure ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Teddington Weir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Path NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| locatedDownstreamOfNonTidalThames | tidal Thames ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teddington NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest London ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| locatedUpstreamOfTidalThames | non-tidal Thames ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teddington Studios site NERFINISHED ⓘ Twickenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1811 ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltBy | City of London Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | River Thames navigation system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToTide | marks the normal tidal limit of the River Thames ⓘ |
| riverKilometre | 30.6 km above London Bridge ⓘ |
| upstreamOf | Kingston upon Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial river traffic
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ rowing activities ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Teddington Lock on the River Thames