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Westfield Lock No 9

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Also known as: Meadow Mill Lock

William Morris House, A419, Stroud GL10 3SQ, United Kingdom

Westfield Lock No 9 is one of some locks on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section); it has a rise of only a few inches three miles from Southend.

The Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) was built by John Longbotham and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Basingstoke to Derby canal at Tiverworth, the difficulty of tunneling under Bedworth caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nuneaton instead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Rochdale were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Castleford power station was enough to keep it open. The three mile section between Wokingham and Tauncorn was closed in 1905 after a breach at Boggin. According to Henry Jones's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Dundee Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Information about the place

Westfield Lock No 9 is a minor waterways place on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) between Saul Junction Marina (2 miles and 3¼ furlongs and 3 locks to the northwest) and Ocean Swing Bridge (1 mile and 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks to the east).

The nearest place in the direction of Saul Junction Marina is Westfield Bridge (Restored); ¼ furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Ocean Swing Bridge is Meadow Mill Overflow Weir (Site of Meadow Mill Wharf); ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock with a rise of 8 feet and 10 inches.

	Second New Bristol Road Bridge	7 furlongs
	Site of New Bristol Road Lock No 10A	6¾ furlongs
	Site of M5 River Frome Underpass & New Canal Channel	2¾ furlongs
	Site of Proposed New M5 Lock No 9A	2½ furlongs
	Westfield Bridge	¼ furlongs
	Westfield Lock No 9
	Meadow Mill Overflow Weir	¼ furlongs
	Dock Lock No 8	¾ furlongs
	Former Dry Dock at Chipmans Platt	1 furlong
	Eastington Wharf	1¼ furlongs
	Pike Bridge	1½ furlongs

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Amenities nearby at Westfield Bridge

Nastend A419

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction Marina

Saul Junction Winding Hole — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Saul Junction Winding Hole

Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre - Saul Junction — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre - Saul Junction

Fretherne Bridge — 3 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Fretherne Bridge

Splatt Bridge — 4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Splatt Bridge

Patch Bridge — 6 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Patch Bridge

Sellars Bridge — 6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sellars Bridge

Purton Lower Bridge — 8 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Purton Lower Bridge

Llanthony Pontoons — 10 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Pontoons

Llanthony Road Bridge — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Road Bridge

Gloucester Waterways Museum Arm — 10 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Gloucester Dock Lock — 10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester Dock Lock

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction Marina

Saul Junction Winding Hole — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Saul Junction Winding Hole

Fretherne Bridge — 3 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Fretherne Bridge

Parkend Bridge — 4 miles, 1 furlong and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Parkend Bridge

Splatt Bridge — 4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Splatt Bridge

Patch Bridge — 6 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Patch Bridge

Sellars Bridge — 6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sellars Bridge

Purton Lower Bridge — 8 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Purton Lower Bridge

Sharpness Barge Arm — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sharpness Barge Arm

Llanthony Road Bridge — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Road Bridge

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction Marina

Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre - Saul Junction — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Sharpness Barge Arm — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sharpness Barge Arm

Llanthony Road Bridge — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Road Bridge

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of The Ocean

The Ocean — 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away

On this waterway in the direction of The Ocean

Ryeford Winding Hole — 2 miles, 2 furlongs and 5 locks away

Travel to The Ocean, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Isolated Navigable Section) to Ryeford Winding Hole

Brimscombe Port — 7 miles, ½ furlongs and 16 locks away

Travel to The Ocean, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Isolated Navigable Section) to Site of Entrance to Wallbridge Basin, then on the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Wide section - Navigable) to Ham Mill Lock No 5, then on the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Wide section - Un-navigable) to Brimscombe Port

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Winding Hole — 2 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Saul Junction Winding Hole

Pegthorne Bridge Winding Hole — 3 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Pegthorne Bridge Winding Hole

Quedgeley Oil Depot — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Quedgeley Oil Depot

Monk Meadow Dock — 9 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Monk Meadow Dock

Sharpness Barge Arm — 10 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Sharpness Barge Arm

Gloucester Docks — 10 miles, 2 furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester Docks

Waterways Office (South Wales and Severn Waterways) - Canal & River Trust — 10 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Waterways Office (South Wales and Severn Waterways) - Canal & River Trust

Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction — 10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 5 locks away

Upper Parting Junction — 12 miles, 7½ furlongs and 5 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) to Upper Parting Junction

Over Winding Hole — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 6 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Over Junction, then on the Hereford and Gloucester Canal to Over Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre - Saul Junction — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Purton Lower Bridge — 8 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Purton Lower Bridge

Llanthony Pontoons — 10 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Llanthony Pontoons

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction Marina

Patch Bridge — 6 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away

Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Connected Navigable Section) to Saul Junction, then on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to Patch Bridge

Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)

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$Westfield (John Robinson) Lock. Westfield Lock starts to emerge from over 50 years of infill. Although the top metre of height in the walls is missing, everything else seem to be there, including all of the coping stones. Contrary to popular belief, the lock appears to have been destroyed in part by excavator, rather than being blown up with explosives. Work will be carried out during 2023 by volunteers from the Waterway Recovery Group. by Jon Pontefract – 20 November 2022$

$Westfield Lock. The dig out underway, with the cill beginning to emerge. Westfield Bridge is in the background. This lock will be known as John Robinson Lock in future, after a generous bequest from the Robinson family. More digging will take place in 2023. by Jon Pontefract – 20 November 2022$

$Westfield (John Robinson) Lock. The remains of the long lost Westfield Lock begin to emerge from the field. Contrary to popular belief, part of the lock was destroyed by excavators, not explosives. Volunteers from the Waterway Recovery Group will dig out and restore the remains during 2023. by Jon Pontefract – 19 November 2022$

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