Ile's Lock No 11
Ile's Lock No 11 is one of some locks on the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Main section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 between Gloucester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Main section) was built by Cecil Clarke and opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Renfrewshire, the canal was never completed beyond Doncaster except for a four mile isolated section from London to Teignbridge. "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Arthur Yates describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Blackpool Embankment.

This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet and 10 inches.
| Chalford Chapel Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Chalford Roundhouse | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Chalford Wharf | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Ballinger's Lock No 12 | 1 furlong | |
| Ballinger's Lock Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Ile's Lock No 11 | ||
| Ile's Mill Bridge | a few yards | |
| Spill Way near Ile's Mill Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| St. Mary's Rail Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| St. Mary's Lock No 10 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| St. Mary's Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
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In the direction of Thames - Thames and Severn Canal - Coln Junction
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In the direction of Bourne Bridge
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Wikipedia has a page about Ile's Lock
Ile may refer to:
- iLe, a Puerto Rican singer
- Ile District (disambiguation), multiple places
- Ilé-Ifẹ̀, an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria
- Interlingue (ISO 639:ile), a planned language
- Isoleucine, an amino acid
- Another name for Ilargi, the moon in Basque mythology
- Historical spelling of Islay, Scottish island and girls' name
- Another name for the Ili River in eastern Kazakhstan

![Iles Lock, Thames & Severn Canal, from the west. This lock has a rise of 8ft [2.4m]. by Christine Johnstone – 28 March 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/89/46/4894653_ee65d7c3_120x120.jpg)
![Iles Lock, Thames & Severn Canal, from the east. With the remains of one top gatepost. This lock has a rise of 8ft [2.4m]. by Christine Johnstone – 28 March 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/89/46/4894646_4fa150ed_120x120.jpg)




![The River Frome at Chalford Bottom. Looking west [downstream]. Part of the river has been diverted into a millstream. by Christine Johnstone – 28 March 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/89/46/4894658_ea52e6b5_120x120.jpg)


![The Thames & Severn Canal, looking westwards. Between Iles and Ballingers Locks [both currently infilled]. by Christine Johnstone – 28 March 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/89/41/4894156_2e04e4ec_120x120.jpg)




![GWR Boundary Post, Thames & Severn Canal. Cast iron puck atop old style Great Western Railway/Brunel broad gauge rail. This post defines the railway land; the GWR never owned this canal (as they did many others). They often had the year of manufacture but this one doesn't so probably dates from after 1910. There is another on the other side of the tunnel & culvert under the railway; see [[2971247]] & [[4964210]].Milestone Society National ID: GL_GWRCHA01em by Mr Red – 22 April 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/15/59/7155970_560a0392_120x120.jpg)



![Houses above the A419 [London Road]. In the steep-side valley of the River Frome. by Christine Johnstone – 28 March 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/89/46/4894697_22534402_120x120.jpg)










