Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch)
The Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) is a narrow canal and is part of the Grand Union Canal.
It runs for 4 miles and 6½ furlongs through 17 locks from Northampton Junction (where it joins the River Nene (main river)) to Gayton Junction (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) and the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet and 8 inches. The maximum draught is 4 feet and 3 inches.
Notable features of the waterway include Rothersthorpe Locks
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- River Nene: With the Nene-Ouse Link, Peterborough to March (Inland Waterways of Britain)
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 50M - Grand Union Canal (All) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 51M - Grand Union Canal (North) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Northampton Junction Junction of River Nene and GU Northampton Branch |
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| Northampton Lock No 17 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Northampton Lock Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Northampton Lock Narrows | 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Northampton Lock Pipe Bridge | 1 furlong | 1 lock | |
| Northampton CRT Visitor Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Towcester Road Bridge (Grand Union Canal) | 2 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Northampton Railway Bridge No 2 (disused) | 3¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Northampton Railway Bridge No 1 | 5¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ringway Pipe Bridge | 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Hunsbury Lock No 16 | 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Ringway Footbridge No 14 | 6¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Duston Mill Bridge No 13 With accompanying pipebridge |
1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Hardingstone Lock No 15 | 1 mile and 5¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Upton Way Bridge No 9B | 1 mile and 7½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Upton Country Park Footbridge | 2 miles | 3 locks | |
| Upton Valley Way Narrows | 2 miles and 1½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Upton Valley Way Bridge No 9A | 2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Samwell Way Narrows | 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Banbury Lane Bridge No 9 | 2 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Wootton Lock No 14 | 2 miles and 5½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Wootton Lock Narrows | 2 miles and 7 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Swan Valley Aqueduct | 2 miles and 7½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Bottom Lock No 13 Drawbridge No 7 is over the tail of the lock |
3 miles and 1 furlong | 4 locks | |
| A43 Slip Road Bridge | 3 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| M1 Crossing below Lock No 12 | 3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 12 | 3 miles and 2½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| South Roundabout Bridge | 3 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 11 | 3 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Drawbridge No 6 | 3 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 10 | 3 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 9 | 3 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 8 | 3 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 7 | 3 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 6 | 3 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Drawbridge No 5 | 3 miles and 6 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 5 | 3 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 4 | 3 miles and 6½ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 3 | 3 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Gayton Road Bridge No 4 | 3 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Lock No 2 | 4 miles | 15 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Top Lock No 1 | 4 miles and ½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Rothersthorpe Top Lock Winding Hole | 4 miles and ¾ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Milton Road Bridge No 3 Milton Village half a mile east |
4 miles and 2 furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Gayton Marina | 4 miles and 4½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Milton Road Bridge No 2 Gayton |
4 miles and 5½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Gayton Services | 4 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Gayton Junction Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch |
4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 17 locks |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- Marina Services, Boating Holidays & More - Gayton Marina — associated with Gayton Marina
- Gayton Marina offers boating holidays and short breaks, full marina services, chandlery and moorings. Our marina services operate 7 days a week.
Wikipedia has a page about Grand Union Canal
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The Grand Union Canal was also the original name for part of what is now part of the Leicester Line of the modern Grand Union: this latter is now generally referred to as the Old Grand Union Canal to avoid ambiguity.
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