Foxton Inclined Plane

Foxton Inclined Plane is an archaeological site in Foxton, Harborough District, England. Foxton Inclined Plane is situated nearby to Foxton Canal Museum, as well as near 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

Photo: Stephen Daglish, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Helen is situated 1 mile northwest of Foxton Inclined Plane.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles southeast of Foxton Inclined Plane.

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 Inclined Plane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foxton Locks and Kibworth Beauchamp.

Foxton Locks

Locality

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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 Inclined Plane.

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 Inclined Plane

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Foxton, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.50015° or 52° 30′ 1″ north

Longitude

-0.98177° or 0° 58′ 54″ west

Inception

1900

Open location code

9C4XG229+37

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33721458

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foxton Canal Museum and Foxton Inclined Plane lower arm.

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