Sturt's Lock
{{Short description|Lock on Regent's Canal, London, England}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox Waterlock
|lock_name = Sturt's Lock No. 6
|image= Sturt's Lock.jpg
|caption= Sturt's Lock, 2008
|waterway = Regent's Canal
|county = Islington
Greater London
|maint = Canal & River Trust
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|fall = {{convert|8|ft|m|1}}
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|enda = Limehouse Basin
|distenda = {{convert|3.5|mi|km|1}}
|endb = Paddington Basin
|distendb = {{convert|5.4|mi|km|1}}
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Sturt's Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Islington, England. The lock has a rise of {{cvt|8|feet}} {{cite web |title=Sturt's Lock No 6 |url=https://canalplan.uk/place/2pn9 |website=CanalplanAC - Canal Route Planner |access-date=22 February 2024 |language=en}}
There is a residential mooring area.{{cite web |title=Sturts Lock L1 :: Waterside Moorings |url=https://www.watersidemooring.com/534-sturts-lock-l1 |website=www.watersidemooring.com |access-date=22 February 2024}}
In 2021 the area of the lock was the subject of a planning application to which the Friends of the Regent's Canal objected.{{cite web |title=ntensive redevelopment at Sturt's Lock |url=http://friendsofregentscanal.org/main/FoRC-home.html |website=friendsofregentscanal.org |publisher=FoRC |access-date=22 February 2024}}
The nearest London Underground station is Old Street on the Northern line.
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{{River lock start|River=Regent's Canal}}
{{River lock line|upstream=City Road Lock
No. 5
|downstream=Acton's Lock
No. 7|location=TQ343836}}
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Category:Locks on the Regent's Canal
Category:Geography of the London Borough of Islington
Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Islington
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