Carthagena Lock

Lock on the River Lee Navigation, England

51°44′37″N 0°00′08″W / 51.743566°N 0.002108°W / 51.743566; -0.002108WaterwayRiver Lee NavigationCountyHertfordshire
EssexMaintained byCanal & River TrustOperationManualLength85 feet (25.9 m)Width16 feet (4.9 m)Fall5 feet (1.5 m)Distance to
Bow Creek17.5 miles (28.2 km)Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir8.8 miles (14.2 km)

Carthagena Lock (No7) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Broxbourne

Location

Directly behind the lock is Carthagena Weir part of a fishery which also includes two lakes and a section of the Old River Lea.

To the east of the lock is the Nazeing Mead complex of lakes which incorporate part of the River Lee Flood Relief Channel.

Public access

Vehicular access via B194 Nazeing New Road

Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk

There is a water point for boats. The tap is in the lock.

Public transport

  • Broxbourne railway station
  • Carthagena fisheries
  • Nazeing Meads lakes
  • Carthagena Lock- a history
Next lock upstream River Lee Navigation Next lock downstream
Dobbs Weir Lock
0.8 mile 		Carthagena Lock
Grid reference: TL3791806924 		Aqueduct Lock
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LocksWeirsHertford Union Canal
(branch from Hackney Cut)Limehouse Cut
(branch, at Bow Locks)Bow Back Rivers
(branches of the
Old River Lea)