Old Iffley Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Lock.

Old Iffley Lock

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Lock
Address
Old Iffley Lock, Mill Lane
OS grid reference
SP 525 036
Coordinates
51.72901, -1.23986
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Iffley Lock is the original 'pound' lock that has been in use since 1632 and is one of the first three locks on the Thames. It features stone retaining walls that have been much repaired, along with a modern sluice.

Local climate

Old Iffley Lock sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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