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Ynysmeudwy Lock

 
Ynys-Meudwy Road, Pontardawe SA8 4QD, United Kingdom
 
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Ynysmeudwy Lock is a minor waterways place on the Swansea Canal between Hebron Road Terminus (4 miles and 3 furlongs and 3 locks to the southwest) and Cilmaengwyn Terminus (1 mile and ¾ furlongs to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hebron Road Terminus is Ynysmeudwy Bridge No 8; 4 furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cilmaengwyn Terminus is Ynysmeudwy Bridge No 9; 1½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

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

 
 
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[Swansea Canal] development of towns around the canal: Abercraf, Clydach, Penwyllt, Pontardawe, Ynysmeudwy, Ystalyfera and Ystradgynlais came into being as early industries developed
 
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Swansea Canal - Wikipedia
The Swansea Canal (Welsh: Camlas Abertawe) was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798, running for 16.5 miles (26.6 km) from Swansea to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf in South Wales. It was steeply graded, and 36 locks were needed to enable it to rise 373 feet ..... The canal is navigable from Ynysmeudwy Lower Lock to Pontardawe, where ...
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Many lived in isolated cottages, sometimes close to a lock, in which case ... acting as a lock keeper and managing water levels by the control of weirs. ... Mount pleasant, Graig Llanguicke, Ynysmeudwy, Pontardawe, South Wales SA8 4PS.
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Sep 12, 2018 ... We were delighted to meet Jeremy Miles, the Neath Assembly Member, at the Ynysmeudwy Upper Lock today. His Community Liaison Officer, ...
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Lock Keeper's Hut, Ynysmeudwy Road, Pontardawe, Swansea. Note, all information provided above comes directly from Google Maps. If you would like ...
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Shortly before Ynys Meudwy (GR 741058) are two locks, both in poor condition and now reduced to weirs, the surrounding area is attractive woodland. At Ynys ...
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Civil engineering works included 36 locks and five aqueducts to carry the canal across major tributaries of the Afon Tawe, at Clydach, Pontardawe, Ynysmeudwy  ...
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Jan 15, 2017 ... ... (8km) between Clydach and Ynysmeudwy. In recent years, more than 25,000 hours of volunteer work has seen lock chambers re-pointed, ...
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About 6 miles remain in water from Clydach to Ynysmeudwy. Parts of other bridges, locks and aqueducts (some CADW listed) can also be found along the 10 ...
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