Leeds Dock Entrance
Leeds Dock, Knights Bridge, Leeds LS10 1PT, United Kingdom

Leeds Dock Entrance
is a place on the waterways
at the junction of
the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds)
with
the Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock).
Castleford Junction (Junction of the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) and the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line))
is on
the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section),
9 miles and 5 furlongs
and 5 locks
to the east.
Leeds Bridge (Junction of River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal)
is on
the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds),
3 furlongs
to the west.
Leeds Dock Head of Navigation
is on
the Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock),
1½ furlongs
to the south.
The nearest place in the direction of Castleford Junction is Knight's Way Bridge;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Leeds Bridge is Site of Fearns Island Footbridge;
½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Leeds Dock Head of Navigation is Clarence Dock Bridge;
a few yards
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
| Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Leeds Lock Weir Stream Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Royal Armouries Museum | ¾ furlongs | |
| Leeds Lock No 1 | ½ furlongs | |
| Fearns Island Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| Knight's Way Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Leeds Dock Entrance | ||
| Site of Fearns Island Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Crown Point Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Centenary Bridge (Leeds) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Aire and Calder Dock | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Leeds Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock) | ||
| Leeds Dock Entrance | ||
| Clarence Dock Bridge | a few yards | |
| Leeds Dock Flood Gates | ¼ furlongs | |
| Leeds Dock Side Arm | ¼ furlongs | |
| Leeds Dock Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Leeds Dock Water Taxi Pontoon | ¾ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Leeds Dock Head of Navigation
Leeds Dock Visitor Moorings — ½ furlongs away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock) in the direction of Leeds Dock Head of Navigation
In the direction of Castleford Junction
Leeds Sanitary Station — 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Fishpond Lock No 4 — 3 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Woodlesford Lock No 5 — 4 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Lemonroyd Marina — 6 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Lemonroyd Lock No 7 — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Castleford Sanitary Station — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Bulholme Lock No 10 — 10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bulholme Lock No 10
Woodnook Lock No 6 — 11 miles, 6½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Woodnook Lock No 6
Fairies Hill Moorings — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Fairies Hill Lock Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section - Fairies Hill Mooring Arm) to Fairies Hill Moorings
King's Road Lock No 3 — 13 miles, ¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to King's Road Lock No 3
Ferrybridge Flood Lock Footbridge — 15 miles, ¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Ferrybridge Flood Lock Footbridge
Ferrybridge Flood Lock No 11 — 15 miles, ½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Ferrybridge Flood Lock No 11
Stanley Ferry Water Point — 14 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Stanley Ferry Water Point
Ramsdens Bridge Sanitary Station — 14 miles, 6 furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Ramsdens Bridge Sanitary Station
Bank Dole Lock No 1 — 16 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Bank Dole Lock No 1
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Leeds Visitor Moorings — 6 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Leeds Visitor Moorings
Oddy Staircase Locks Nos 4 and 5 — 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Oddy Staircase Locks Nos 4 and 5
Apperley Bridge Marina — 9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Apperley Bridge Marina
Dobson Locks Services — 9 miles, 3 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Dobson Locks ServicesNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Castleford Junction
Leeds Sanitary Station — 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Woodlesford Lock No 5 — 4 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Lemonroyd Marina — 6 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Castleford Sanitary Station — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Ramsdens Bridge Visitor Moorings — 14 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Ramsdens Bridge Visitor Moorings
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Leeds Basin — 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Leeds Basin
Dobson Locks Services — 9 miles, 3 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Dobson Locks Services
Bingley Services — 16 miles, 4½ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Bingley ServicesNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Castleford Junction
Leeds Sanitary Station — 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Lemonroyd Marina — 6 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Castleford Sanitary Station — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Fairies Hill Moorings — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Fairies Hill Lock Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section - Fairies Hill Mooring Arm) to Fairies Hill Moorings
Ramsdens Bridge Sanitary Station — 14 miles, 6 furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Ramsdens Bridge Sanitary Station
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Dobson Locks Services — 9 miles, 3 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Dobson Locks Services
Bingley Services — 16 miles, 4½ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Bingley ServicesNearest place to turn
In the direction of Leeds Dock Head of Navigation
Leeds Dock Side Arm — ¼ furlongs away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Leeds Dock) in the direction of Leeds Dock Head of Navigation
In the direction of Castleford Junction
Knostrop Flood Lock Weir Entrance — 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Junction with River Aire (Old Channel) North — 7 furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Junction with River Aire (Old Channel) South — 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 2 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Fleet Lane Arm — 5 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Lemonroyd Lock Weir Exit — 6 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Bulholme Lock Weir Exit — 10 miles, 3 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bulholme Lock Weir Exit
Fairies Hill Lock Arm — 12 miles, ¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Fairies Hill Lock Arm
Stanley Ferry Marina — 14 miles, 4½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Stanley Ferry Marina
Bank Dole Lock Junction — 16 miles, 7 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Bank Dole Lock Junction
Wakefield Weir Entrance — 17 miles, 5 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Fall Ing Junction, then on the Calder and Hebble Navigation (Main Line) to Wakefield Weir Entrance
Beal Lock No 2 Weir Entrance — 19 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Bank Dole Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Selby Section) to Beal Lock No 2 Weir Entrance
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
River Aire Junction — 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to River Aire Junction
Leeds Basin — 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Leeds Basin
Aire Valley Marina (eastern entrance) — 2 miles, ½ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Aire Valley Marina (eastern entrance)
Calverley Winding Hole — 7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Calverley Winding Hole
The Moorings Winding Hole — 9 miles, ½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to The Moorings Winding Hole
Field locks Winding Hole — 10 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Field locks Winding Hole
Baildon Winding Hole — 12 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Baildon Winding Hole
Shipley Junction — 12 miles, 6 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Shipley JunctionNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Castleford Junction
Leeds Sanitary Station — 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
Castleford Sanitary Station — 9 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) to Castleford Sanitary Station
Ramsdens Bridge Sanitary Station — 14 miles, 6 furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Castleford Junction, then on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Wakefield Section) to Ramsdens Bridge Sanitary Station
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Dobson Locks Services — 9 miles, 3 furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Dobson Locks ServicesNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Castleford Junction
Lemonroyd Marina — 6 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Castleford to Leeds) in the direction of Castleford Junction
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Apperley Bridge Marina — 9 miles, ¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Apperley Bridge Marina
Shipley Wharf — 13 miles, ¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Shipley Wharf
Hainsworth’s Boatyard — 16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Leeds Bridge, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Hainsworth’s BoatyardDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[Stanley Dock]
is part of the northern dock system. The dock is connected to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to the east and Collingwood Dock to the west. Designed by
[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]
constructed into the Liverpool docks system. In the mid-18th century the growing towns of Yorkshire, including Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford, were trading
[Port of Hull]
Town Docks. The first was The Dock (1778), (or The Old Dock, known as Queen's Dock after 1855), followed by Humber Dock (1809) and Junction Dock (1829)
[Leeds]
distance from the city centre at Leeds Dock. Nearby is the Leeds Museum Discovery Centre (formerly housed at the Leeds Museum Resource Centre in Yeadon)
[Floating dock (impounded)]
dock is isolated from tidal water by a lock gate, at least, although in many dock systems the entrance is more complex than this. The first wet dock was
[Prince's Half-Tide Dock]
Waterloo Dock and West Waterloo Dock to the north and Prince's Dock to the south. The dock opened in 1810 and consisted of a lock entrance from the Mersey
[Salisbury Dock]
was as a half tide dock, connected directly to the river via two lock entrances. These provided access between the Mersey and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
[Eastern Entrance to Immingham Dock electric railway station]
Eastern Entrance to Immingham Dock electric railway station was a temporary halt 62 chains (1.2 km) by route south east of the western terminus of the
[Waterloo Dock (Liverpool)]
separate basins; East Waterloo Dock and West Waterloo Dock. Initially planned eleven years earlier, the lock entrance from the Mersey was finally opened
[Manchester Dock (Liverpool)]
not linked directly to the other docks. The benefits of turning it into a proper dock were soon realised, and an entrance lock was constructed between 1810
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