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Cossington Lock No 48

 
Also known as: Rothley, Cossington
Cossington Lane, Rothley LE7 7NQ, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Cossington Lock No 48 is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) between River Wreake Junction (1 mile and ¾ furlongs and 1 lock to the east) and Sileby Changline Bridge No 23 (1 mile and 4 furlongs and 1 lock to the north).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of River Wreake Junction is Cossington Weir and former Mill Stream (The weir exit / mill stream has a footbridge over it.); ¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Sileby Changline Bridge No 23 is Cossington Lane Bridge No 21 (Road Bridge between Rothley and Cossington, 1 mile to either); ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).

This is a lock with a rise of 5 feet and 3 inches.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Cossington Lane Bridge No 21

 Red Lion
 
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 Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Trent Junction

Barrow Boating4 miles and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Loughborough Basin8 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Loughborough Branch Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Loughborough Branch) to Loughborough Basin
Bishop Meadow Lock No 549 miles and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office17 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sawley Locks No 218 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Locks No 2
Cranfleet Lock No 317 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Cranfleet Lock No 3

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Hope and Anchor Bridge No 191 mile, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Friars Mill Visitor Moorings7 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Kilby Bridge No 8716 miles, ½ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge No 87

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Trent Junction

Broome Island3 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow Boating4 miles and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Loughborough Basin8 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Loughborough Branch Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Loughborough Branch) to Loughborough Basin
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office17 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sawley Locks No 218 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Locks No 2
Cranfleet Lock No 317 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Cranfleet Lock No 3

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Kilby Bridge No 8716 miles, ½ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge No 87

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Trent Junction

Sileby Mill Mooring Basin1 mile, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow Boating4 miles and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office17 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sawley Locks No 218 miles, ¼ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Locks No 2
Sawley Cut Wharf18 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Trent Junction, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Cut Wharf

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Kilby Bridge No 8716 miles, ½ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge No 87

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Trent Junction

Cossington Mill Stream Junction¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Loughborough Road Winding Hole1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Sileby Mill1 mile, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin1 mile, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Mountsorrel Lock Junction2 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Soar Outlet by Mountsorrel Lock2 miles, 3 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Meadow Farm Junction3 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Meadow Farm Marina3 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow Boating4 miles and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow upon Soar Junction4 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Wreake Mouth¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Wreake Outlet by Junction Lock No 474¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
River Wreake Junction1 mile, ¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Old Junction Boatyard (Syston)1 mile, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
MGM Boats, Thurmaston2 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
MGM Boats Winding Hole2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Thurmaston Lock Arm2 miles, 7 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Leicester Marina Entrance3 miles, ¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
White Horse Lane Junction3 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction
Birstall Lock Winding Hole3 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of River Soar Junction

Nearest self-operated pump-out

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Trent Junction

Sileby Mill Mooring Basin1 mile, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[List of crossings of the River Soar] packhorse bridges at Aylestone and Enderby Mill, with the bridges at Cossington, Barrow, Cotes and Kegworth all being Grade II listed. Near Mountsorrel [River Soar] reaches Wanlip. The river then meets the once navigable River Wreake, near Cossington Mill, with another tributary the Rothley Brook, joining the river just [List of poor law unions in England] Barkby Thorpe, Barrow upon Soar, Beaumont Leys, Beeby, Belgrave, Birstall, Cossington, Cropston, Gilroes, Leicester Abbey, Leicester Frith, Montsorrel, Newtown [List of places in Somerset] Martin, Compton Pauncefoot, Congresbury, Corfe, Corston, Corton Denham, Cossington, Cote, Cotford St Luke, Cothelstone, Coxbridge, Coxley, Cranmore, Creech [Dorrit Black] Australian modernism, including Roland Wakelin, Grace Crowley, Grace Cossington Smith, Ralph Balson and Rah Fizelle. Black created most of her linocuts [Medway watermills (lower tributaries)] a map of 1707 which was partly resurveyed in 1746.B A stream rises at Cossington and enters the Medway from the right at Aylesford. It powered a watermill [King's Sedgemoor Drain] region in the mid 17th century, building small-scale drainage schemes at Cossington, Catcott, Huntspill and Puriton, but despite the devastation caused by [Gunpowder magazine] Brean Down Fort: Its History and the Defence of the Bristol Channel. Cossington: Hawk Editions. ISBN 0-9529081-7-4. Parnell, Geoffrey (1993), The Tower [Ulmus minor 'Atinia'] beyond Brighton and Edinburgh. One large tree survives in Leicester in Cossington Street Recreation Ground. Several survive in Edinburgh (2015): one in [List of scheduled monuments in Sedgemoor] for England. Retrieved 12 December 2014. "Duck decoy pool, Decoy rhyne, Cossington". Somerset Historic Environment Record. South West Heritage Trust. Retrieved
 
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