Foxton Locks
Foxton Locks is a locality in Foxton, Harborough District, England. Foxton Locks is situated nearby to the village Gumley, as well as near the hamlet Gartree.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Helen and Saddington Reservoir.
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 1½ 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.
Little Bowden
Village
Photo: Richard Dear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Bowden is an area on the edge of Market Harborough in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. As a village it was formerly part of Northamptonshire. The River Jordan runs through part of the area. Little Bowden is situated 3½ miles southeast of Foxton Locks.
Foxton Locks
- Type: Locality
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Foxton, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.49921° or 52° 29′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.98255° or 0° 58′ 57″ westElevation
407 feet (124 metres)Inception
1814Operator
Camal and River TrustOpen location code
9C4XF2X8+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2413496279OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=historicalOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9973086
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