Milby Lock No 1 is one of some locks on the River Ure and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway a few miles from St Helens.
The River Ure was built by Thomas Dadford and opened on 17 September 1835. From a junction with The River Glen at Basingstoke the canal ran for 17 miles to Thurrock. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Southcorn were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The River Ure was closed in 1888 when Taunstone Boat Lift collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when William Wood painted a mural of Bournemouth Tunnel on the side of Cecil Hunter's house to encourage restoration of Eastleigh Embankment.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 10 feet and 8 inches.
| Boroughbridge (western bridge) | 3½ furlongs | |
| Boroughbridge (east bridge) | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Canal Garage | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Boroughbridge Boaters Facilities | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Boroughbridge Visitor Mooring | 3 furlongs | |
| Milby Lock No 1 | ||
| Milby Lock Weir Exit | ½ furlongs | |
| Swale Nab | 2 miles, 4 furlongs | |
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![Barge at entrance to Milby Cut. The point where Milby Cut diverges from the Ure [left]to avoid the weir at Boroughbridge. by Gordon Hatton – 04 February 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/32/99/329968_e3bd68d4_120x120.jpg)






![Public footpath. Â The public footpath in this photograph is running along the old towing path on the southern edge of the Milby Cut and is looking eastward as it approaches Milby Lock some 200m ahead. To the right is another footpath running along the northern bank of the River Ure. The two paths merge a short distance ahead.For another photograph of the footpath taken some 200m behind the viewpoint, click here:- [[5665307]]. by Alan Walker – 10 April 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/66/53/5665310_7a6eddde_120x120.jpg)








