Abbey River

Chertsey Lock
Legend River Thames marina weir Penton Hook Lock Abbey River Intake Channel to Queen Mary Reservoir Burway Ditch M3 motorway Abbey River weir Chertsey Lock B375 Chertsey Bridge Road River Thames

The Abbey River is a backwater of the River Thames in England, near Chertsey, Surrey. It runs from behind Penton Hook Island to below Chertsey Lock.

Abbey River north of the Abbey site

The river, which was also known as Oxley Mill River was probably cut by the monks of Chertsey Abbey in the eleventh century to supply their mill. In 1608 there were two watermills on the river known as the Oaklake Mylles. In 1809 the millers offered the stream as the main navigation channel but the City of London Corporation had already decided to build the lock at Chertsey.

References

Next confluence upstream	River Thames	Next confluence downstream
River Colne (north)	Abbey River	River Bourne, Chertsey River Bourne, Addlestone (south)