Cow Roast Lock
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cow Roast Lock by Peter S as part of the Geograph project.
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Cow Roast Lock
Image: © Peter S Taken: 30 May 2016
The name may give the idea of a restaurant selling roast beef or similar. In fact, the name Cow Roast originates from Cow Rest and refers to a time when the area had large cattle pens. These pens were used by drovers heading for London from the Midlands. The lock is the first descending south from the Chilterns.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.783806
Longitude
-0.613053