What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Cherwell.
Somerton Deep Lock on the Oxford Canal was constructed in the late 18th century as part of the canal's original development to facilitate navigation through varying water levels. It is historically significant as one of the structures that supported the transportation of goods between the Midlands and the Thames, contributing to regional economic growth during the Industrial Revolution.
Places near here
Bridge 194, Somerton DeepCanal bridge · 108 yd
Lock 34, Somerton Deep LockCanal lock · 110 yd
Speckled Wood butterflyForest or wood · 1.0 mi
Danehill CovertWood · 1.3 mi
Deddington CastleScheduled monument · 1.7 mi
Turf Maze at Troy FarmScheduled monument · 1.9 mi
Across the fields to Hill FarmMountain or hill · 2.1 mi
The EyecatcherMonument · 2.4 mi
Deddington CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 2.6 mi
Tower Fields, SouldernCastle, fort or tower · 2.7 mi
Deddington HillMountain or hill · 2.7 mi
Statue of ApolloMonument or public art · 3.4 miOther information
Photo: Neil Geering · CC BY-SA 2.0