River Wey Wey Navigation
The River Wey Wey Navigation was built by Henry Wright and opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Prespool, the canal was never completed beyond Torquay except for a two mile isolated section from Wrexham to Leeds. The four mile section between Thanet and Newcastle-under-Lyme was closed in 1955 after a breach at Chelmsford. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Oliver Smith describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Sunderland Inclined plane.
The River Wey Wey Navigation is a small river and is part of the River Wey.
It runs for 15 miles and 3¼ furlongs through 12 locks from Thames - Wey Junction (where it joins the River Thames (below Oxford)) to Millmead Lock No 4 (where it joins the River Wey Godalming Navigation).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 71 feet and 6 inches long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 1 inch. The maximum draught is 2 feet and 11 inches.
It has a junction with the Basingstoke Canal at Woodham Junction.
The navigational authority for this waterway is The National Trust (River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf)Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 61M - River Wey and Basingstoke Canal Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Thames - Wey Junction Junction of the River Thames and the River Wey. Weybridge town centre nearby. |
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| Five Ways Junction Three of the five ways are weir channels |
1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Thames Lock No 16 | 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Weybridge Road Bridge | 6½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Town Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Town Lock No 15 | 7¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Black Boy Bridge | 1 mile and 1 furlong | 2 locks | |
| Addlestone | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Coxes Railway Bridge | 1 mile and 4 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Coxes Railway Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile and 4 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Coxes Lock No 14 | 1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Byfleet Road Bridge | 2 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| New Haw Lock No 13 | 2 miles and 3 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Woodham Junction Motorway Bridge | 2 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Woodham Junction Junction of Basingstoke Canal with River Wey |
3 miles | 4 locks | |
| Woodham Junction Bridge | 3 miles | 4 locks | |
| Woodham Junction Railway Bridge | 3 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Byfleet | 3 miles and 2 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Parvis Bridge | 3 miles and 4 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Parvis Road Bridge | 3 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Murray's Bridge | 4 miles | 4 locks | |
| Dodds Bridge | 4 miles and 2½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Pyrford Marina | 4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Pyrford Lock No 12 Pyrford Bridge |
4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Pigeon House Bridge | 5 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Walsham Bridge | 5 miles and 7 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Walsham Flood Gates No 11 | 5 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Walsham Flood Gates Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
5 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Newark Lock Weir Exit No 2 Channel leading to the Weir |
6 miles and 3 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Newark Lock Weir Exit No 1 Channel leading to the Weir |
6 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Newark Lock No 10 | 6 miles and 4 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Newark New Bridge | 6 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Newark Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
6 miles and 6 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Papercourt Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
7 miles and 1 furlong | 7 locks | |
| Papercourt Footbridge | 7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Papercourt Lock No 9 | 7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Tanyard Bridge | 7 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Cartbridge Basin | 7 miles and 7½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| High Footbridge | 8 miles and 1 furlong | 8 locks | |
| Cart Bridge | 8 miles and 5 furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Cartbridge Wharf | 8 miles and 5½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Ashburton Footbridge | 8 miles and 6 furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Worsfold Flood Gates No 8 Only used in times of flood |
8 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Worsfold Flood Gates Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
8 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Worsfold Winding Hole | 9 miles and ¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Triggs Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
9 miles and 4 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Triggs Lock No 7 | 9 miles and 4½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Wareham's Bridge | 9 miles and 5½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Send Church Bridge | 10 miles and 1½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Triggs Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
10 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Broadoak Bridge | 11 miles | 10 locks | |
| Bower's Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
11 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Bower's Lock No 6 | 11 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Clay Lane Bridge | 11 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Bower's Bridge | 11 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Bower's Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
12 miles | 11 locks | |
| Stoke Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
12 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Stoke Lock No 5 Stoke Footbridge |
12 miles and 7½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Stoke Lock Slipway | 12 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Stoke Bridge | 13 miles and 3 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Stoke Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
13 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Guildford Waterside Centre | 13 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| A3 Road Bridge | 14 miles and ½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Wood Bridge No 1 | 14 miles and 1½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Wood Bridge No 2 | 14 miles and 1½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Dapdune Railway Bridge | 14 miles and 3½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Dapdune Footbridge | 14 miles and 3½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Dapdune Wharf | 14 miles and 4 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Walnut Tree Close Footbridge | 15 miles | 12 locks | |
| Bridge Street Bridge (Guildford) | 15 miles and ¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Onslow Bridge | 15 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Guildford Town Bridge | 15 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Millmead Basin | 15 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Millmead Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
15 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Millmead Lock Footbridge | 15 miles and 3 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Millmead Lock No 4 | 15 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 12 locks |
- River Wey and Godalming Navigations and Dapdune Wharf — associated with River Wey
- This is the web site for the National Trust who manage the River Wey
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