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.

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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 Church of All Saints.

Church of St Helen

Church

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Church of St Helen is situated 1 mile northwest of Foxton Locks.

Church of All Saints

Church

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Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles southeast of Foxton Locks.

St Nicholas’ Church, Marston Trussell

Church

Photo: Richard Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas's Church is an Anglican church and the parish church of Marston Trussell in Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and stands on the south side of Lubenham Road at the eastern edge of the village. St Nicholas’ Church, Marston Trussell is situated 2½ miles south of Foxton Locks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibworth Beauchamp and Market Harborough.

Kibworth Beauchamp

Village

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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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Latitude

52.49971° or 52° 29′ 59″ north

Longitude

-0.98238° or 0° 58′ 57″ west

Elevation

390 feet (119 metres)

Open location code

9C4XF2X9+V2

GeoNames ID

9883951

Wikidata ID

Q2250269

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Foxton Locks” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Foxton Locks”
French: “Écluses de Foxton”
Swedish: “Foxton Locks”

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