Foxton Locks
Foxton Locks are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 3 miles west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lock
- Description: canal locks in Foxton, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Helen and Saddington Reservoir.
Church of St Helen
Church
Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Helen is situated 1 mile northwest of Foxton Locks.
Saddington Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saddington Reservoir is a canal reservoir and 19.1 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Saddington in Leicestershire. The reservoir was built between 1793 and 1797 to supply water to the Grand Union Canal. Saddington Reservoir is situated 2 miles northwest of Foxton Locks.
Church of All Saints
Church
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles southeast of Foxton Locks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kibworth Beauchamp and Market Harborough.
Kibworth Beauchamp
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kibworth is an area of the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, that contains two civil parishes: the villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt. Kibworth Beauchamp is situated 2½ miles north of Foxton Locks.
Market Harborough
Photo: G-Man, Public domain.
Market Harborough is a market town of 25,000 people on the River Welland in Leicestershire, England.
Foxton Locks
- Categories: flight of locks and body of water
- Location: Foxton, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foxton Locks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foxton Locks”
- Swedish: “Foxton Locks”
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