A Narrow Boat Enters Trent Lock - geograph

Trent Lock (otherwise Trentlock) is located south of

Long Eaton Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent, about south-west of Nottingham and some 8½ miles (13.7 km) south-east of Derby. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It has ...

, on the borders of

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, Leicestershire and

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...

in the United Kingdom. The area is a major canal navigation junction, where the River Soar and

Erewash Canal The Erewash Canal is a broad canal in Derbyshire, England. It runs just under and has 14 locks. The first lock at Langley Bridge is part of the Cromford Canal. Origins The canal obtained its act of parliament in 1777 with John Varley a ...

can reach the Trent and Mersey Canal by way of the

River Trent The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...

and adjacent Cranfleet Cut. Immediately to its north-east is Trent Junction, a similarly important five-way meeting point in the national railway system.

Location

Trentlock is at the point where the counties of

, Leicestershire and

meet, with the Soar forming the border between Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, and the Trent that of Derbyshire. On a local scale this means that Derbyshire is to the north of the point, whilst Nottinghamshire is to the south-east and Leicestershire is to the south-west, which is somewhat different from the global arrangement. Nearby places are

, to the north, and Ratcliffe on Soar to the south.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Uniper at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, England. Commissioned in 1968 by the Central Electricity Generating Board, the station has a capacity of 2,000&nb ...

dominates the landscape.

Waterways

Trent Lock is the area of canal locks around the point where the River Soar (flowing northwards) meets the

(at this point flowing east). Near this point two canals also meet the Trent - the

, coming south-east from

, and the short Cranfleet Cut provides a route for boats heading downstream on the Trent, avoiding a

weir A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...

. The

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also runs past the area, over the Trent and the Cranfleet Cut. Some way further to the west on the Trent is the Sawley Cut and Sawley Bridge Marina, and not far west of that is Derwent Mouth, where the River Derwent and the Trent and Mersey Canal join the Trent. ;Junctions ;Facilities Immediately above Trent Lock No. 60 on the Erewash Canal is a dry dock that can be drained into the River Trent below. The current tenants of the dry dock and related buildings are boat builders ''KingFisher Narrow Boats ltd''. On the east side of the same lock is the ''Steamboat Inn''

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and wa ...

and a

tea room A teahouse (mainly Asia) or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. A tea room may be a room set aside in a hotel especially for serving afternoon tea, or may be an establishment whic ...

. Moreover, on the south side of the lock is a ''Vintage Inn'' pub and restaurant called the ''Trent Lock Inn'' which was formerly called (and is still well known as) the ''Navigation Inn''.

Location

Waterways

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