Sulhamstead Lock

{{Short description|Berkshire, England water lock}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}

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| waterway = River Kennet

| country = England

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| county = Berkshire

| maint = Canal & River Trust

| operation = Manual

| first = 1718–1723

| latest = 1966

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| fall = {{cvt|4|ft|1|in}}

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| enda = River Thames

| distenda = {{cvt|6|mi|5|furlong}}

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| coordinates = {{Coord|51.42469|N|1.0848|W|region:GB_source:enwiki-osgb36(SU637698)|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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Sulhamstead Lock is a lock on the River Kennet to the east of Sulhamstead in the English county of Berkshire.

Sulhamstead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by the Canal & River Trust as part of the Kennet Navigation. It has a change in level of {{convert|4|ft|1|in|abbr=on}}.{{cite book |last=Pearson |first=Michael |title=Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion |year=2003 |publisher=Central Waterways Supplies|location=Rugby |isbn=0-907864-97-X}} The lock is {{cvt|6|mi|5|furlong}} from the confluence with the River Thames.{{cite book |last1=McKnight |first1=Hugh |title=The Shell Book of Inland Waterways |date=1975 |publisher=Book Club Associates |location=London |page=309 |edition=1978}}

The lock was rebuilt in 1966 by a collaboration involving staff from British Waterways and volunteer labour.{{cite web|title=Kennet & Avon Canal|url=http://www.waterways.org.uk/learning/historic_campaigns/kennet___avon_canal|publisher=Inland Waterways Association|access-date=17 May 2011}}

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