Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) is a canal in Foxton, Harborough District, England. Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) is situated nearby to Foxton Canal Museum, as well as near the archaeological site Foxton Inclined Plane.

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 Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line).

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of All Saints is situated 2 miles southeast of Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line).

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 Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line).

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 Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line).

Market Harborough

Photo: G-Man, Public domain.

Market Harborough is a market town of 25,000 people on the River Welland in Leicestershire, England.

Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Foxton, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.49996° or 52° 29′ 60″ north

Longitude

-0.98292° or 0° 58′ 59″ west

Open location code

9C4XF2X8+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55600599

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=canal

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foxton Canal Museum and Foxton Inclined Plane.

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