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St Marys Mill Lock No 40

 
Leicester Hackspace, Marlow Road, Leicester LE3 2BQ, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
St Marys Mill Lock No 40 is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) between River Soar Junction (Junction of GU Leicester Section and River Soar Navigation) (1 mile and 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock to the southwest) and Soar Lane Bridge No 3 (1 mile and 4½ furlongs and 1 lock to the north).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of River Soar Junction is Aylestone Gasometer Pipe Bridge; 1¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Soar Lane Bridge No 3 is Branch of the Soar Junction (Near to the railway bridge on Leicester to Burton Mineral Line); 1¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. As an alternative to pins it is possible to moor to chains set in the wall.

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

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 KFC
 Cashpoint

Amenities nearby at Branch of the Soar Junction

 Deep Supermarkets
 Dominos Pizza
 Cashpoint
 Santander
 
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External websites
 Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Trent Junction

Friars Mill Visitor Moorings1 mile, 3 furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Hope and Anchor Bridge No 197 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow Boating12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Loughborough Basin17 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Loughborough Branch Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Loughborough Branch) to Loughborough Basin
Bishop Meadow Lock No 5418 miles and 14 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Kilby Bridge No 877 miles, ½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge No 87
Foxton Junction16 miles, 7 furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Foxton Junction
Inclined Plane Upper Access Arm Junction17 miles, 2 furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Foxton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Market Harborough Branch) to Inclined Plane Lower Access Arm Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Inclined Plane Branch) to Inclined Plane Upper Access Arm Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Trent Junction

Broome Island12 miles, 1½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow Boating12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Loughborough Basin17 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Loughborough Branch Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Loughborough Branch) to Loughborough Basin

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Kilby Bridge No 877 miles, ½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge No 87
Foxton Junction Swing Bridge16 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Foxton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Market Harborough Branch) to Foxton Junction Swing Bridge

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Trent Junction

Sileby Mill Mooring Basin10 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Barrow Boating12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Kilby Bridge No 877 miles, ½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge No 87
Foxton Junction Swing Bridge16 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Foxton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Market Harborough Branch) to Foxton Junction Swing Bridge

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Trent Junction

Memory Lane Wharf2 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Belgrave Circle Arm (disused)2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Entrance to Riverside Lakes3 miles, 7 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Birstall Lock Winding Hole5 miles, ½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
White Horse Lane Junction5 miles, 1½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Leicester Marina Entrance5 miles, 7½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Thurmaston Lock Arm6 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
MGM Boats Winding Hole6 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
MGM Boats, Thurmaston6 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Old Junction Boatyard (Syston)7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
River Wreake Junction7 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Wreake Outlet by Junction Lock No 478 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Wreake Mouth8 miles, 7 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Cossington Mill Stream Junction9 miles, ¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Loughborough Road Winding Hole9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Sileby Mill10 miles, 3 furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin10 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction

In the direction of River Soar Junction

Blaby Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 7½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Blaby Bridge Winding Hole
Bush Lock Winding Hole5 miles, ½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Bush Lock Winding Hole
Kilby Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 7½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to River Soar Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) to Kilby Bridge Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Trent Junction

Sileby Mill Mooring Basin10 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 10 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Trent Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario)] The St. Marys River (French: rivière Sainte-Marie), sometimes written as the St. Mary's River, drains Lake Superior, starting at the end of Whitefish [Caversham Lock] maintenance of boats. A weir, mill, ferry, and flash lock on the site were referenced in 1493 when granted to Notley Abbey. The pound lock opened in 1778, but the [Hambleden] comes from the mill that is situated near the lock, on the fast-flowing, narrow, high-sided Hambleden Bourne, which discharges here. Mill End Farm, which [Stone Arch Bridge (Minneapolis)] bigger trains that would house more passengers 1961- 1963 - The lock and dam was built at St. Anthony falls which required arch number 13 and 14 to be replaced [River Avon, Bristol] Kelston Brass Mill, which was working until 1925. It is a grade II listed building. Alongside the lock is a pub, whose garden extends over the lock to the small [Gaston's Mill-Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal District] Gaston's Mill-Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal District, is a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The district is [Lea Valley Walk] houses. Over a small bridge under which flows the Broxbourne Mill Stream. Above Aqueduct Lock a channel from the river feeds into Kings Weir and a stretch [Wey and Godalming Navigations] mill pond, Coxes lock is the deepest unmanned lock on the Navigation with a rise of 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m). Between New Haw Lock and Pyrford Lock is [Sulhamstead] Sulhamstead Hill, built in 1927. Sulhamstead Lock, Tyle Mill and Tyle Mill Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal have a wharf, lock and swing bridge. The singer-songwriter [Islands in the River Thames] Bulstake Stream, Hinksey Stream and Weirs Mill Stream. Iffley Meadows is an island west of Iffley Lock, between Weirs Mill Stream, Hinksey Stream and the Thames
 
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