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Chalk Hill Lock is a canal lock situated on the Andover Canal near Horsebridge in Hampshire, England. The lock dates from the early nineteenth century, forming part of the canal infrastructure constructed to facilitate commercial transport between Andover and the Test Valley. The structure represents the engineering standards of its period, demonstrating the investment in inland waterway development that characterised early industrial Hampshire. As a scheduled ancient monument, it retains significance as evidence of the canal age and the commercial ambitions of provincial England in this era.
Andover-Redbridge canal, Chalk Hill Lock, Horsebridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001794. View the official record →
Chalk Hill Lock is a canal lock situated on the Andover Canal near Horsebridge in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001794.
Andover-Redbridge canal, Chalk Hill Lock, Horsebridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001794.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood (3.6 km), Gains Castle: a 13th century ringwork and bailey (3.8 km), Manor Farm (uninhabited area) (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Andover-Redbridge canal, Chalk Hill Lock, Horsebridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Andover-Redbridge canal, Chalk Hill Lock, Horsebridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.