Canals · East Midlands
Grand Union Canal
In or near Guilsborough.
Grand Union Canal — original Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire/Northamptonshire, England; now part of the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Grand Union Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "original Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire/Northamptonshire, England; now part of the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line". Coordinates: 52.3918°, -1.0920°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Grand Union Canal was a canal in England from Foxton, Leicestershire on the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal to Norton Junction, close to Long Buckby Wharf on the Grand Junction Canal. It now forms the first 23 miles (37 km) of the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal.
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Background
History
An act of Parliament, the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal Act 1793 (33 Geo. 3. c. 98), was passed for the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal: this was intended to link the Soar Navigation near Leicester to the River Nene near Northampton, and thus to the Grand Junction Canal via the latter's Northampton Arm. The Leicestershire and Northampton union reached the village of Debdale by 1797, but in doing so had used up all of its money. James Barnes, an engineer working on the Grand Junction Canal, was asked in 1799 to find a route for the canal to reach the Grand Junction at Braunston. In 1802, he produced a revised proposal, to route the rest of the canal to…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3918, -1.0920
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Elkington
- Postcode
- NN6 6HG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Daventry
Sources
- wikidata: Q5595204 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grand Union Canal (old) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Approach to Welford Lock. - geograph.org.uk - 368367.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grand Union Canal?
- Grand Union Canal is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN6 6HG), in the parish of Elkington.
- What is Grand Union Canal?
- Grand Union Canal — original Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire/Northamptonshire, England; now part of the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line.
- How do I get to Grand Union Canal?
- Drivers can use postcode NN6 6HG.
- Is Grand Union Canal free to visit?
- Yes, Grand Union Canal is free to enter.
- How do I get to Grand Union Canal?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NN6 6HG. It sits within the Daventry parliamentary constituency.