Bacton Wood Lock No 4
Anchor Road, North Norfolk NR28 9SH, United Kingdom

Bacton Wood Lock No 4
is a minor waterways place
on the North Walsham and Dilham Canal (Main Line) between
Smallburgh River Junction (Junction with North Walsham and Dilham Canal Leading to Dilham Dyke (West) and the North Walsham and Dilham Canal (North)) (6 miles and ¼ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the southeast) and
Antingham Ponds (Limit of Navigation) (2 miles and 7¾ furlongs
and 2 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Smallburgh River Junction is Anchor Road Bridge;
¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Antingham Ponds is Royston Bridge;
3¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Briggate Bridge | 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Briggate Lock No 2 | 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Happisburgh Road Bridge | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Ebridge Lock No 3 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Anchor Road Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bacton Wood Lock No 4 | ||
| Royston Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Swafield Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Swafield Lower Lock No 5 | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Swafield Upper Lock No 6 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Bradfield Bridge | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Smallburgh River Junction
Dilham Staithe — 7 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Smallburgh River Junction, then on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal (Tylers Cut) to Dilham Staithe
The Heater (western entrance) — 8 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Smallburgh River Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to The Heater (northern entrance), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - The Heater (North Arm)) to The Heater (western entrance)
Sutton Staithe — 8 miles, 6½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Smallburgh River Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to Ant - Sutton Broad Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Sutton Broad) to Sutton Staithe
Neatishead Staithe — 10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Smallburgh River Junction, then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Main Navigation) to Barton Broad (central), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Barton Broad (west)) to Barton Broad (west), then on the Norfolk Broads (River Ant - Neatishead Dyke) to Neatishead StaitheNo 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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Wikipedia pages that might relate to Bacton Wood Lock
[North Walsham & Dilham Canal]
the route, consisting of the pound above Bacton Wood lock, the lock itself, the pound below it and Ebridge Lock, were sold to the Old Canal Company in 2009
[William Cubitt]
1851. Cubitt was born in Dilham, Norfolk, the son of Joseph Cubitt of Bacton Wood, a miller, and Hannah Lubbock. He attended the village school. His father
[River Ant]
the town of North Walsham passing Bacton Wood Mill. Below Bacton Mill the canal reaches a lock at Ebridge mill. The lock is in poor condition but it is hoped
[Wells-next-the-Sea]
beach huts and a naturist area situated to the west at Holkham. A land-locked brackish pool called Abraham's Bosom was for many years used for pleasure
[List of former Royal Air Force stations]
BF England Gloucestershire 1940 1948 (Relief Landing Ground – RLG) RAF Bacton England Norfolk 1015 1919 First World War "Landing Ground" RAF Baginton
[List of electoral wards in England by constituency]
Moorlands, Stone & Tamworth constituencies. Bury St Edmunds: Abbeygate, Bacton and Old Newton, Badwell Ash, Eastgate, Elmswell and Norton, Fornham, Gislingham
[1977 Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours]
Post Office. William Henry Wright, Shift Operator, Natural Gas Terminal, Bacton, Norfolk, British Gas Corporation. Beatrice Young. For services to the community
[List of windmills in Suffolk]
Badley". Suffolk churches. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Roots, Michael. "Nathaniel Lock, millwright". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 2 June 2009. "Botesdale, a village
[List of poor law unions in England]
Winslow, Wolferlow. Remainder of PLU in Worcestershire. Dore PLU Abbey Dore, Bacton, Craswall, Dulas, Ewyas Harold, Kenderchurch, Kentchurch, Kilpeck, Kingstone
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North Walsham & Dilham Canal - WikipediaThe North Walsham and Dilham Canal is a waterway in the English county of Norfolk. ... There has been a mill at Bacton Wood since the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, and much of the present building dates from 1747. It was the ... The locks were sized for wherries, which were 50 by 12.3 feet (15.2 by 3.7 m). Vessels ...
Nov 19, 2017 ... It hopes to restore seven and a half miles (12km) and four of the canal's six original locks. The lock gates at Bacton Wood have been replaced ...
The act for forming the canal; was obtained in 1812, under the title of An Act for making ... Bacton Wood Lock No 4. 6. 4. U. TG29893072. Austin Bridge. 6.5. 4. U.
See the NWDCT Website for all the latest news on the restoration of Norfolk's ... The pound above Bacton Wood lock was also breached at the site of a culvert ...
All that Capital WATER MILL called Bacton Wood Mill, (which is capable of manufacturing ... 2003: Canal navigable for the first 2 miles as far as Honing Lock
Oct 10, 2012 ... The work party on Sunday 10 June saw further progress at Bacton Wood Lock with the chamber being pumped out revealing mounds of black ...
Weeks worth of work at Bacton Wood Lock Canal Cruiser “Ella II' electrics. 26 Jan , 2019. Click here to view report. Search for: ...
tCl No.2 Briggate Lock. tDl Briggate Millpond & Staithe. lEl No.3 Ebridge Lock. lFl No.4 Bacton Wood Lock tcl Royston (Austin) Bridge t7l Present Use for ...
Jan 8, 2019 ... The Norfolk Broads may seem a surprising choice for Silver Propeller locations in view of the popularity of the Broads, but the three ... from Bacton Wood Lock (Spa Common) to Ebridge Millpond by water – which includes the ...
Apr 9, 2019 ... Bacton Wood Lock, one mile upstream, has been restored over a 10-year period by the OCC, which owns that stretch of the waterway, and ...











![View north along the River Ant. ... through Spa Common; the view is taken from Mill Road bridge > [[646564]]. The River Ant forms the North Walsham & Dilham Canal; it was canalised and widened to accommodate Norfolk wherries that transported offal to two bone mills. Corn was taken to Bacton Wood mill > [[646568]] with return loads of flour. The canal ran from Smallburgh to Antingham and contained 6 locks. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/bacton-wood.html by Evelyn Simak – 05 January 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/64/91/649147_41cadc6f_120x120.jpg)








![The former Bacton Wood Watermill. The last working mill was rebuilt in 1747. Extensive modification was carried out around 1825 due to an expected increase in trade, following the opening of the North Walsham & Dilham Canal in 1826. The North Walsham & Dilham Canal basically is the canalised River Ant, which was widened to accommodate Norfolk wherries that transported offal to two bone mills and took corn to Bacton Wood mill, with return loads consisting of flour. The canal ran from Smallburgh to Antingham and contained 6 locks. Originally of white rendered brick with a slate roof, the mill house had a Norfolk pantile roof, which in later years was changed to slate. The brick bridge spans a dry mill race; this is how it looks on the other side of the road > [[646571]]. See also [[649149]] http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/bacton-wood.html by Evelyn Simak – 02 January 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/64/65/646568_ced2129c_120x120.jpg)


![Bacton Wood Mill. View from Mill Road. The last working mill was rebuilt in 1747. Extensive modification was carried out around 1825 due to an expected increase in trade, following the opening of the North Walsham & Dilham Canal in 1826. The North Walsham & Dilham Canal basically is the canalised River Ant, which was widened to accommodate Norfolk wherries that transported offal to two bone mills and took corn to Bacton Wood mill, with return loads consisting of flour. The canal ran from Smallburgh to Antingham and contained 6 locks. Originally of white rendered brick with a slate roof, the mill house had a Norfolk pantile roof, which in later years was changed to slate. The brick bridge spans a dry mill race; this is how it looks on the other side of the road > [[646571]]. See also [[646568]]. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/bacton-wood.html by Evelyn Simak – 05 January 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/64/91/649149_c3da4383_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge across the River Ant. In Spa Common. See also [[649145]] and [[649147]] viewed from this bridge. by Evelyn Simak – 02 January 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/64/65/646564_4e1e39e8_120x120.jpg)





