Hertford Lock (No1) is a

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situated on the River Lea on the eastern side of Hartham Common, Hertford in the

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county of Hertfordshire. It is owned and managed by

British Waterways British Waterways, often shortened to BW, was a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom. It served as the navigation authority for the majority of canals and a number of rivers and docks in England, Scotlan ...

and is the first lock of the

River Lee Navigation The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea (also called the River Lee along the sections that are navigable). It flows from Hertford Castle Weir to the River Thames at Bow Creek; its first lock is Hertford Lock and its ...

Public access

The lock is located on the River Lee Navigation towpath which forms part of the

Lea Valley Walk The Lea Valley Walk is a long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural. At Hertford the path follows t ...

Public transport

Hertford East railway station Hertford East railway station is the northern terminus of the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, and is located in the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire. It is down the line from London Liverpool St ...

External links

London canals- Hertford Lock

Locks in Hertfordshire Locks of the Lee Navigation Buildings and structures in Hertford {{Hertfordshire-struct-stub