King's Sutton Lock No 31

Completed: Underwater obstruction cleared from bottom gate - navigation is now open

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Oxford Canal

From: 12 January 2026, 12:27pm

To: 16 January 2026, 11:52am inclusive

Region: London and South East

Reason: Underwater Obstruction

Subject to review on: 16 January 2026

Location

Closest waterway	Oxford Canal
Starts at	Lock 31, Kings Sutton Lock
Ends at	Lock 31, Kings Sutton Lock
Upstream winding hole	Twyford Wharf Winding Hole
Downstream winding hole	Winding Hole above Nell Bridge Lock

Please be advised that this lock is currently closed due to a fouled bottom gate caused by an underwater obstruction.

Our team are working hard to clear this as quickly as possible. We'll share an update as soon as we have more information.

Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we work to get this resolved.