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Swift Ditch Pound Lock (First Thames Pound Lock)

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Location: Culham, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Abingdon & Clifton Hampden loop via Thames Path

15.8km

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2. Abingdon Lock and Weir – Thames Riverside Walk loop from Sutton Courtenay

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03:04

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3. Abingdon Lock and Weir – Abingdon Bridge loop from Marcham

7.92km

02:00

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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July 12, 2022

A thousand years ago, there were sections of the Thames that were only navigable by smaller craft. At Abingdon, this was a major problem and so Swift Ditch was cut, opening up a channel for larger vessels. This channel was used for around 700 hundred years before Abingdon Lock was built, allowing traffic to pass along the main flow of the river instead, leaving Swift Ditch and its historic pound lock – one of the oldest in the country – as a sleepy backwater.

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Location: Culham, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Swift Ditch Pound Lock (First Thames Pound Lock)

1. Abingdon & Clifton Hampden loop via Thames Path

2. Abingdon Lock and Weir – Thames Riverside Walk loop from Sutton Courtenay

3. Abingdon Lock and Weir – Abingdon Bridge loop from Marcham

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