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Thorney Mills Bridge Lock

 
Disused lock and head of navigation
New Town, Thorney TA10 0DR, United Kingdom
 
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Thorney Mills Bridge Lock is a major waterways place at the end of the River Parrett; past Parrett - Isle Junction (Junction of River Isle and Westport Canal with River Parrett) (6½ furlongs to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Parrett - Isle Junction is Thorney Mills Bridge; 1½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

 
 
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[River Nene] lock and sluice were built at Dog-in-a-Doublet, to prevent salt water passing up the river, and to maintain water levels to Peterborough. The Thorney [River Parrett] of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset. Flowing northwest [Islands in the River Thames] Island†, Rainham Isle of Dogs, Poplar, London Isle of Grain, Kent Thorney (or Thorney Island)† covered a broad area surrounding Westminster Abbey Bermondsey† [River Thames] upstream to the next lock beside Molesey weir, which is visible from the towpath and bridge beside Hampton Court Palace. Before Teddington Lock was built in 1810–12 [Abbey River] an abbey which had multiple medieval mills, another of note being Westminster Abbey, the island of which Thorney Island no longer exists. The outfall [Yiewsley] Frays River powering eight corn mills in the Parish. The nearest mills to Yiewsley were Colham Mill (called Lower Colham Mill from around 1746) in the south [River Colne, Hertfordshire] Brook. Between Croxley Green, where the River Gade joins the Colne, and Thorney/West Drayton, below the Slough Arm, the river channels thread their way [History of the Palace of Westminster] royal palace on Thorney Island just west of the City of London at about the same time as he built Westminster Abbey (1045–1050). Thorney Island and the [River Mole] Retrieved 28 March 2020. Brian Smith (2009). "Molesey Mills: A history of the mills and milling" (PDF). Molesey History Society. Archived (PDF) from the [Sunderland] enlarged and the entrances were improved: in 1875 lock gates were installed (along with a swing bridge) at the river entrance, to allow entry at all states
 
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River Parrett - Wikipedia
The River Parrett flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England, from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington in Dorset. ... Below Thorney Bridge the river's banks have been raised to mitigate flooding. Aerial view of the mouth of the River Parrett as it flows into ...
IWA's proposed list of EA Navigations for Transfer to Canal & River
Cover image: Black Sluice Lock (Photo by Gren Messham) ... Sea to Scots Float Sluice (Star Lock) Navigation Authority 4. 1 ... Oath to Thorney Mills Bridge Lock.
Template:River Parrett map - Wikipedia
River Isle + Muchelney Lock. Westmoor Drain. Thorney Bridge. Thorney Mill, weir and half lock ... For finding bridge numbers, canalplan.org.uk may be useful.
138 CHAPTER 5 THE PARRETT NAVIGATION BEFORE 1830 ...
... with Locks built at seaven mills between Pill bridge & Sherborne the river Yeo or Yeovel ...... bank) in the reach between the half-lock and Thorney Bridge. 2.
Frays Island and Mabey's Meadow
Thorney Mill Road and footbridge near Wren Drive. ... Denham Lock Wood. Nature Reserve ... with funding from the City Bridge Trust. Want to see more?
River Parrett
Description of River Parrett: Runs 34 miles from Thorney Mills to the river mouth at Bridgwater Bar. The river is tidal for ... Thorney Mills Bridge Lock. Disused lock  ...
Liste der Inseln in der Themse – Wikipedia
Dieser Artikel verzeichnet die Inseln in der Themse in England. Nicht aufgeführt werden die ... Westminster war eine Insel, die Thorney Island hieß. ... Bridge Eyot, Maidenhead; Grass Eyot, Maidenhead; Ray Mill Island, Maidenhead ... Iffley Meadows ist eine Insel westlich von Iffley Lock, die vom Weirs Mill Stream und der ...
Places to visit
The mill ceased to grind corn in the 1930s and lockgates were once again built into the ..... Magnificent views to the downs, Hayling Island and Thorney Island are an added bonus. .... There is a road bridge and still a small quay at Langstone.
River Parrett - WikiVisually
Below Thorney Bridge the river's banks have been raised to mitigate flooding. ...... crosses on the Thorney Bridge close to the Thorney (or silent) Mill and a lock.
West Moor WLMP Jul 10
and Thorney W6(FB) specification is used once annually in August. Oath Lock Sluice. Thorney Mill. Coombe Bridge Inlet. West Moor Catchwater Outlet.