Sheering Mill Lock No 6 is one of a group of locks on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line); it has a rise of only a few inches near to Chelmsford.
The Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Presbury, the canal was never completed beyond Derby. In Cecil Wright's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Teignbridge Aqueduct during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 5 feet and 8 inches.
| Towpath Side Bridge No 30 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Lower Sheering Arm Junction | ¾ furlongs | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 32 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Sheering Mill Lock Weir Exit | ¼ furlongs | |
| Sheering Mill Bridge No 33 | a few yards | |
| Sheering Mill Lock No 6 | ||
| Sheering Mill Lock Weir Entrance | a few yards | |
| Sheering Mill Lock Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Towpath Side Bridge No 34 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Riverside Café | 1 furlong | |
| Sawbridgeworth Station Arm Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
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