Waltham Common Lock (No 10) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at

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, England. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and stands close to the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. At the tail of the lock is the Powdermill Cut dug in 1806 to connect the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills directly to the then-new navigation.Royal Gunpowdermills canal system
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Public access

Car parking is available at Windmill Lane, Cheshunt. Pedestrian and cycle access is via the towpath that forms part of the Lea Valley Walk. The area is served by

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References

External links

Waltham Common Lock – a history
{{Locks and Weirs on River Lea Locks in Hertfordshire Locks in Essex Locks of the Lee Navigation Waltham Cross