The Wey Navigation is one of the earliest in the country and was built by Richard Weston. The current Stoke lock, that was opened in 1653 and has a large grey dressed stone incorporated into the structure which was brought here from Henry VIIIs palace at Oatlands near Weybridge after it had been demolished in 1650. The lock-keeper’s cottage was built in 1882 replacing an earlier one. The Lock is 13 miles (21 km) from the Thames.