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Footpath off Sheering Mill Lane, Sawbridgeworth
Passing Sheering Mill Lane Play Area on its way towards Great St Mary's church.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 12 Mar 2022
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Former Lock Keeper's house
At Sheering Mill Lock on the Stort Navigation.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 19 Jun 2010
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The Stort Navigation
Looking north to Sheering Mill Lock.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 19 Jun 2010
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Part of Vantorts Road
The turning off to the left is Sheering Mill Lane.
Image: © Robert Edwards
Taken: 3 Jun 2009
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The Stort Navigation
Looking north towards Sheering Mill Lock.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 19 Jun 2010
0.12 miles
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The Stort Navigation at Sheering Mill Lane
The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort and runs for 14 miles from Bishop's Stortford downstream to its confluence with the River Lee Navigation at Rye House. Work began on 24th September 1766, under the direction of Thomas Yeoman, who was also the surveyor for the Lee Navigation, and was completed in the autumn of 1769. The Navigation, which included fifteen locks, was officially opened on 24th October 1769. For a complete history of the Stort Navigation see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stort_Navigation
There is a towpath along the entire length of the navigation. This view looks from the lock at Sheering Mill Lane across to Lock Cottage, which was the lock keeper's house on the other side of the road. It has a date of 1799.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 27 Jun 2015
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Water meadow by the Stort Navigation
looking west, opposite The Maltings.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 19 Jun 2010
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Sheering Mill Lock
Drops the Stort navigation under Sheering Mill Lane which can be seen in the background.
Image: © Thomas Nugent
Taken: 19 Jun 2010
0.13 miles
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Sheering Mill Lock 6, River Stort Navigation
At this point, the River Stort forms the boundary between Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire (left) and Lower Sheering in Essex (right), with maps showing the boundary going through the lock rather than using the weir just out of frame to the right.
Image: © Richard Vince
Taken: 12 Mar 2022
0.13 miles
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Vantorts Road at the junction of Sheering Mill Lane
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 13 Jun 2013
0.14 miles