Newtown Lock, spill weir and boundary markers is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 2011. Lock and weir.
Newtown Lock, spill weir and boundary markers
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 2011
- Type
- Lock and weir
- Address
- Newtown Lock, spill weir and boundary markers, Eastington, Gloucestershire
- OS grid reference
- SO 789 057
- Coordinates
- 51.75029, -2.3068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Newtown Lock, along with its spill weir and boundary markers, is a notable structure built with red brick and ashlar dressings. The single pound lock features brick retaining walls topped with large ashlar coping stones, and there are stone quoins at the gate recesses on both ends of the chamber. The timber gates were replaced in the late 20th century, and iron fittings secure the gateposts.
The spill weir, located on the north side of the lock along the towpath, was part of the water management system to maintain stable canal water levels. It includes an open trough for overflow, with an underground channel that has three shallow, segmental-arched brick openings supported by stone jambs and a central chamfered stone. The railings surrounding the spill weir are not original.
Additionally, the site features two roughly-carved stone boundary markers positioned on the south side of the canal at each end of the lock pound, which likely date from the late 18th century.
Local climate
Newtown Lock, spill weir and boundary markers receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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