Woolsthorpe Lock No 16
Dirty Duck, Barlow's Farm, Sedgebrook Road, South Kesteven NG32 1NX, United Kingdom
Woolsthorpe Lock No 16 is one of a long flight of locks on the Grantham Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 near to Bassetlaw.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub
Woolsthorpe Lock No 16
is a minor waterways place
on the Grantham Canal between
Grantham Canal Junction (Junction of the River Trent with the abandoned Grantham Canal) (27 miles and 7½ furlongs
and 15 locks
to the west) and
Grantham Basin (Infilled) (4 miles and 7¾ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction is Woolsthorpe Lock No 15;
4 furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Basin is The Dirty Duck PH;
¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Stenwith Bottom Lock Bridge No 59A | 7 furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 13 | 7 furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 14 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Stenwith Road Bridge No 60 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 15 | 4 furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 16 | ||
The Dirty Duck PH  | ¼ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Bridge No 61 | ½ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 17 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Longmoor Bridge No 62 | 4¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
Redmile Winding Hole — 4 miles, 7 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
In the direction of Grantham Basin
Denton Copse Winding Hole — 2 miles, 1½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham BasinNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[Woolsthorpe by Belvoir]
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