Lapworth Lock No 17 is one of a group of locks on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 near to Scarborough Aqueduct.
Early plans of what would become the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1888 but problems with Arun Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Poleworth, the canal was never completed beyond Northampton. Expectations for manure traffic to Blackburn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Bradford kept it open. The 9 mile section between Wakefield and Wolverhampton was closed in 1888 after a breach at Bolton. "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Thomas Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Southampton Boat Lift.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Lapworth Lock No 21 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Junction (north) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 19 | 1 furlong | |
| Old Warwick Road Bridge No 35 | ½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 18 | ½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 17 | ||
| Lapworth Lock No 16 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 15 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bird in Hand Bridge No 34 | 1 furlong | |
| Lapworth Village moorings | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Pipe Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
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![Lock 17, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. Also shown from closer in [[1682720]]. by Derek Harper – 28 June 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/61/5536160_23ce85f5_120x120.jpg)








![Old Warwick Road, Kingswood. Looking in the other direction from where [[[5535959]]] was taken, along the B4439. The left turn is Brome Hall Lane. by Derek Harper – 28 June 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/61/5536119_df76cdc7_120x120.jpg)

















