Burghfield Lock is a lock on the River Kennet at Southcote within the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. Canal locks in England. ... The Kennet is a river in the south east of England, and a tributary of the River Thames. ... Southcote is a suburb of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. ... Reading is a town and unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the South East England region. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Burghfield Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by British Waterways and known as the Kennet Navigation. It has a rise/fall of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m).^[1] // The Funj warrior aristocracy deposes the reigning mek and places one of their own ranks on the throne of Sennar. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... British Waterways sign near Gas Street Basin on the BCN. British Waterways is a government body sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Scottish Executive in the United Kingdom. ...

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• Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal