Stockton Lock No 7
Address is taken from a point 459 yards away.
Stockton Lock No 7 is one of some locks on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal) and unusually is opened with a crank handle between Westford and Ipswich.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal) between Gloucester and Longcorn were proposed by John Rennie but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as chief engineer in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Willfield. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by William Parker, there is no evidence that George Taylor ever made a model of Kingston-upon-Hull Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet

This is a lock with a rise of 6 feet and 1 inch.
| The Boat Inn (Birdingbury) | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stockton Top Marina | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Stockton Top Lock No 4 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stockton Lock No 5 | 1 furlong | |
| Stockton Lock No 6 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stockton Lock No 7 | ||
| Stockton Lock No 8 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stockton Bridleway Bridge No 22 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stockton Lock No 9 | 1 furlong | |
| Stockton Lock No 10 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Stockton Lock No 11 | 2 furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Old railway near Stockton locks. Looking north-east along the trackbed of the old railway from Leamington Spa to Weedon. At this point, the trackbed parallels the Grand Union Canal. In the middle distance is the bridge [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1304977] carrying a bridleway across the dismantled railway. by Andy F – 15 May 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/30/49/1304994_a4181de0_120x120.jpg)


![Disused Stockton narrow Lock No 8 near Long Itchington. When the Warwick and Napton Canal was opened in 1800 standard narrow locks built. The Grand Union Canal Carrying Company took over the waterway in 1929, then modernised it in the 1930s, including installing new wide locks alongside the original narrow ones, which became disused.This image shows the original c1800 fourth lock up in the Stockton flight of eight, functioning as an overflow weir by the wide replacement (off to the left).[[[2221853]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 September 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/11/27/8112715_b65692e3_120x120.jpg)












