List of canal locks in the United Kingdom

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This is a selective list of canal locks in the United Kingdom which have unique features or are notable in some other way.

Lock	Canal	Grid Reference	Notes
Bath Locks	Kennet and Avon Canal	grid reference ST756643	A flight of six locks, in a quite ornate setting and including the UK's second deepest lock,^[1] two pumping stations and several Grade II listed buildings.
Bingley Five Rise Locks	Leeds and Liverpool Canal	grid reference SE107399	These staircase locks are the steepest flight of locks in the UK, with a gradient of about 1:5.
Bow Locks	River Lee Navigation	grid reference TQ383824	These locks are bidirectional to connect to the tidal Bow Creek.
Caen Hill Locks	Kennet and Avon Canal	grid reference ST978614	A flight of 29 locks, 16 of which form an impressively steep flight in a straight line up the hillside.
Fourteen Locks	Monmouthshire Canal	grid reference ST282885	A dramatic flight of narrow and very deep locks featuring a unique and complex series of interdependent pounds.
Foxton Locks	Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)	grid reference SP691896	Two "staircases", each of five locks, replacing an inclined plane.
King's Norton Stop Lock	Stratford-upon-Avon Canal	grid reference SP055794	A stop lock with two guillotine gates.
Tardebigge Locks	Worcester and Birmingham Canal	grid reference SO973681	Longest flight in the UK. 30 locks rising 67m.
Tuel Lane Lock	Rochdale Canal		Deepest lock in the United Kingdom, with a fall of 19' 8½".^[1]
Watford Locks	Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)	grid reference SP592688	A staircase of four locks, within an overall flight of seven.