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River Stort Navigation
The River Stort Navigation runs 15 miles, from
Bishop's Stortford, to the south-west of Roydon, where it joins the
wider and deeper River Lee
at Feilde's Weir. This picturesque unspoilt river is teaming with wildlife
along its banks and surrounding counrtryside. Shallow and narrow in places,
it winds
itself through the undulating Hertfordshire countryside alongside the railway for
much of its journey. It drops all the way from Bishops Stortford on it's
westerly course to the River Lee, to the east of
Sawbridgeworth and the north of Harlow, and it is possible to navigate a 70ft narrow boat along
its entire length. There are several eating places, pubs and attractions
along its route. At the Bishops Stortford head of navigation there are
plans to provide more visitor moorings and possibly to run a trip boat in the
not too distant future.
Vital Statistics
Length 70ft, Beam 10ft, Draught 2ft, Headroom 6ft
3ins
Navigable length 13.38 miles, Drop 90ft through 15
locks
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information
Click on the underscored symbols
below for
information and pictures (shown
pink)
associated with that part of the
waterway
Locks
Moorings
Winding holes
Pictures
A Road
B Road
|
Locks, bridges, moorings, winding holes
|
Miles |
|
M |
Bishop’s Stortford (14 day) |
0.00 |
13.38 |
|
W |
below Causeway Bridge |
0.06 |
13.32 |
|
52 |
Station Road Bridge |
0.14 |
13.24 |
|
|
Bishop's Stortford Station
Pipe bridge |
0.29 |
13.09 |
|
51 |
Bishop's Stortford Station
Footbridge |
0.41 |
12.97 |
|
50 |
London Rd Bridge B1383 |
0.62 |
12.76 |
|
49B |
Railway Bridge |
0.83 |
12.55 |
|
1 |
South Mill Lock |
1.00 |
12.38 |
|
T |
below South Mill Lock |
1.04 |
12.34 |
|
T |
Halingbury Road Winding |
1.57 |
11.81 |
|
2 |
Twyford Lock |
2.00 |
11.38 |
|
48 |
Pig Lane Bridge |
2.01 |
11.37 |
|
47 |
Matchstick Footbridge |
2.14 |
11.24 |
|
44 |
Hallingbury Footbridge |
2.68 |
10.70 |
|
3 |
Spellbrook Lock |
3.00 |
10.38 |
|
43 |
Spellbrook
Lane bridge |
3.02 |
10.36 |
|
W |
Spellbrook
winding |
3.09 |
10.29 |
|
J |
Little
Hallingbury Mill Arm Junction |
3.55 |
9.83 |
|
M |
Halingbury Marina |
3.55 |
9.83 |
|
4 |
Tednambury Lock |
3.75 |
9.63 |
|
37 |
Keksey’s
Railway Bridge |
4.37 |
9.01 |
|
|
Keksey’s Farm
Footbridge |
4.43 |
8.95 |
|
5
|
Sawbridgeworth
Lock |
4.75 |
8.63 |
|
M |
Sawbridgeworth
(24 hours) |
4.80 |
8.58 |
|
35 |
Station Road
Bridge |
4.88 |
8.50 |
|
J |
Sawbridgworth
Station Arm Junction |
4.90 |
8.48 |
|
J |
Sheering Arm
Junction |
4.95 |
8.43 |
|
6
|
Sheering Mill
Lock |
5.00 |
8.38 |
|
33 |
Sheering Mill
Bridge |
5.01 |
8.37 |
|
J |
Lower Sheering
Arm Junction |
5.12 |
8.26 |
|
28 |
Sheering Road
Footbridge |
5.39 |
7.99 |
|
7
|
Feakes Lock |
5.50 |
7.88 |
|
24 |
Harlow Road
Bridge A1184 |
6.44 |
6.94 |
|
M |
Harlow Old Town
Moorings (24 hour) |
6.47 |
6.91 |
|
8 |
Harlow Lock |
6.50 |
6.88 |
|
21 |
Harlow
Footbridge |
7.37 |
6.01 |
|
9 |
Latton Lock |
7.50 |
5.88 |
|
18 |
Bailey Bridge |
8.02 |
5.36 |
|
M |
Harlow New Town
Moorings (24 hour) |
8.70 |
4.68 |
|
10 |
Burnt Mill Lock |
8.76 |
4.62 |
|
16 |
Burnt Mill
Bridge A414 |
8.89 |
4.49 |
|
15 |
Harlow
Footbridge |
9.10 |
4.28 |
|
11 |
Parndon Mill
Lock |
9.26 |
4.12 |
|
11 |
Cinders Bridge |
9.90 |
3.48 |
|
12 |
Hunsdon Mill
Lock |
10.51 |
2.87 |
|
13 |
Roydon Lock |
11.51 |
1.87 |
|
7 |
Roydon Railway
Bridge |
11.61 |
1.77 |
|
M |
Roydon Moorings
(24 hour) |
11.76 |
1.62 |
|
5 |
Roydon Mill
Road Bridge |
12.01 |
1.37 |
|
14 |
Brick Lock |
12.38 |
1.00 |
|
15 |
Roydon Lower
Lock |
13.01 |
0.37 |
|
W |
River Lee Junction - Feilde's Weir |
13.38 |
0.00 |
Links
Bishop's Stortford
Tourist Centre
The Old Monastery, Windhill,
Bishop's Stortford, Herts. CM23 2ND
Tel: 01279-655831
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