Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal)
The Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) is a broad canal and is part of the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section).
It runs for 15 miles and 3¼ furlongs through 21 locks from Foxton Junction (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Market Harborough Branch) and the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union)) to River Soar Junction (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is 7 feet. The maximum draught is 4 feet and 6 inches.
Notable features of the waterway include Foxton Locks and Saddington Tunnel
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Grand Union Canal - Stoke Bruerne to Leicester with the River Soar and the Erewash Canal
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 86M - East Midlands (Leicester) Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 50M - Grand Union Canal (All) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 49M - Grand Union Canal (Leicester) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Foxton Junction Junction of Grand Union Market Harborough Branch with Leicester Section |
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| Foxton Junction Footbridge No 62 | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Foxton Bridge No 63 | 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Pats Bridge No 64 | 3¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Debdale Lane Winding Hole | 1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Debdale Wharf Bridge No 65 | 1 mile and 2 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Debdale Wharf Boatyard and Marina | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Debdale Wharf | 1 mile and 5 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Binleys Bridge No 67 | 1 mile and 5½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Gumley Footbridge No 68 | 2 miles | 0 locks | |
| Gumley Bridge No 69 Gumley village is three-quarters of a mile to the south |
2 miles and 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Long Hill Bridge No 70 Smeeton Westerby half a mile north |
2 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Saddington Bridge No 71 | 3 miles | 0 locks | |
| Saddington Outlet A feeder from Saddington Reservoir joins here |
3 miles and ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Smeeton Aqueduct | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Smeeton Winding Hole | 3 miles and 3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Smeeton Road Bridge No 72 Smeeton Westerby three-quarters of a mile east. Saddington three-quarters of a mile south-west |
3 miles and 4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Saddington Tunnel (southeastern entrance) | 3 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Saddington Tunnel (northwestern entrance) | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Fleckney Bridge No 73 Fleckney half a mile west |
4 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Ross Bridge No 74 | 4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Kibworth Top Lock No 18 | 5 miles and ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Kibworth Second Lock Pipe Bridge | 5 miles and 2½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Kibworth Second Lock No 19 | 5 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Taylor's Turnover Lock No 20 | 5 miles and 3½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Kibworth Bridge No 75 | 5 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Pywells Lock No 21 | 5 miles and 4½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Pywells Lock Aqueduct | 5 miles and 5 furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Crane's Lock No 22 Bridge No 76 |
6 miles and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Crane's Bridge No 76 | 6 miles and ¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Crane's Lock Winding Hole | 6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Glen Aqueduct | 6 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Station Bridge No 77 Great Glen village 1 mile north |
6 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Ivy Bridge No 78 | 6 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Wistow Road Farm Bridge No 79 | 7 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Newton Church Bridge No 80 Newton Harcourt to the north |
7 miles and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Newton Top Lock No 23 | 7 miles and 5½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Newton Middle Lock No 24 | 7 miles and 7 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Wain Bridge No 81 With accompanying pipe bridge |
7 miles and 7½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Wain Bridge Winding Hole | 7 miles and 7½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Top Half Mile Lock No 25 | 8 miles and ½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Bottom Half Mile Lock No 26 | 8 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Turnover Lock No 27 | 8 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Turnover Bridge No 82 | 8 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Turnover Bridge No 82 Winding Hole (site of) Infilled |
8 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Tythorn Lock No 28 | 8 miles and 7 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Bumble Bee Lock No 29 | 9 miles and ½ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Tythorn Bridge No 84 | 9 miles and ¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Tythorn Bridge Aqueduct | 9 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Cliftons Bridge No 85 | 9 miles and 2½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Ellis's Bridge No 86 | 9 miles and 4 furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Kilby Bridge No 87 | 9 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Kilby Bridge Winding Hole | 9 miles and 7½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Kilby Lock No 30 | 10 miles and 1½ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Kilby Lock Bridge No 88 | 10 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Double Rail Farm Bridge No 89 | 10 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Double Rail Lock No 31 | 10 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Knights Bridge No 90 | 10 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Pochins Bridge No 91 | 10 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Irving's Lock No 32 | 11 miles and ¼ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Irving's Aqueduct | 11 miles and 1 furlong | 15 locks | |
| Crow Mills Bridge No 92 South Wigston on north bank |
11 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Vice's Bridge No 93 | 11 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Bush Lock No 33 | 11 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Bush Lock Winding Hole | 11 miles and 6½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Little Glen Bridge No 94 | 12 miles and 1½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Little Glen Footbridge No 94A | 12 miles and 1½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Knights Bridge No 95 | 12 miles and 2½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Simpkins Bridge No 96 | 12 miles and 3½ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Railway Bridge No 96A | 12 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Dunns Lock No 34 | 12 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 16 locks | |
| Blaby Bridge No 98 Blaby half a mile south |
12 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Blaby Bridge Winding Hole | 12 miles and 7½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Wharf by Blaby Bridge No 98 (disused) | 12 miles and 7½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Whetstone Lane Lock No 35 | 13 miles and 1 furlong | 17 locks | |
| Whetstone Lane Bridge No 99 | 13 miles and 1 furlong | 18 locks | |
| Navigation Drive Bridge No 99A | 13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Navigation Drive Railway Bridge (demolished) | 13 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Handford Bridge No 100 | 13 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Gee's Lock No 36 | 13 miles and 7½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Gee's Bridge No 101 | 13 miles and 7½ furlongs | 19 locks | |
| Blue Bank Bridge No 102 | 14 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 19 locks | |
| Blue Bank Lock No 37 | 14 miles and 3 furlongs | 19 locks | |
| Soar Valley Bridge No 103 | 14 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 20 locks | |
| Kings Lock No 38 | 15 miles and 2 furlongs | 20 locks | |
| Kings Lock Bridge No 104 | 15 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Packhorse Bridge No 105 | 15 miles and 3 furlongs | 21 locks | |
| River Soar Junction Junction of GU Leicester Section and River Soar Navigation |
15 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 21 locks |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- Book passage for wide beam boats only — associated with Saddington Tunnel
- CRT booking webpages
Wikipedia has a page about Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line starts in London and ends in Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles (220 km) with 166 locks. It has arms to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton.
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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