Grand Union Canal (Oxford Canal Section)
The Grand Union Canal (Oxford Canal Section) is a broad canal and is part of the Grand Union Canal.
It runs for 5 miles from Napton Junction (where it joins the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) and the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal)) to Braunston Turn (where it joins the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) and the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton)).
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 not known. The maximum draught is not known.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 87M - Warwickshire Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 50M - Grand Union Canal (All) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 51M - Grand Union Canal (North) Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 53M - Oxford Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Warwickshire Ring & Ashby Canal
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 1 - Grand Union, Oxford & the South East
- Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England
- Pearsons Canal Companion: South Midlands and Warwickshire Ring & Ashby and Connecting Canals
- Pearson's Canal Companions: Oxford & Grand Union; Upper Thames
| Napton Junction Junction of Grand Union and Oxford Canals |
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| Wigrams Turn Marina | a few yards | 0 locks | |
| Nimrod Bridge No 108 | 4¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Thick Thorne House Winding Hole | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Garners Bridge No 107 | 1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Shuckburgh Bridge No 106 | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Dunks Footbridge No 105 | 1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lower Shuckburgh Bridge No 104 Shuckburgh |
1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| New Bridge No 103 | 2 miles and 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Flecknoe Bridge No 102 Flecknoe village half a mile southeast |
2 miles and 6½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Nethercote Bridge No 101 | 3 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Nethercote Railway Bridge | 3 miles and 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Chambers Bridge No 100 | 3 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Hardgreaves Bridge No 99 | 3 miles and 7 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Wolfamcote Winding Hole | 4 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Former Wolfamcote Loop (western entrance) | 4 miles and 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Wolfhamcote Bridge No 98 | 4 miles and 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Wolfamcote Railway Bridge | 4 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Former Wolfamcote Loop (eastern entrance) | 4 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Wolfhamcote Bridge No 97 | 4 miles and 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Puddle Banks | 4 miles and 6½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Tommys Bridge No 95 | 4 miles and 7½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Turn Junction of the Grand Union, Oxford and Grand Junction Canals - Bridges No 93 & No 94 |
5 miles | 0 locks |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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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