Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton)
The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) is a broad canal and is part of the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line).
It runs for 4 miles and 4 furlongs through 6 locks from Braunston Turn (where it joins the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) and the Grand Union Canal (Oxford Canal Section)) to Norton Junction (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) 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 14 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
It has a junction with the Daventry Canal at Welton Junction (proposed).
Notable features of the waterway include Braunston Locks and Braunston Tunnel
The waterway passes through Braunston
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- 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 51M - Grand Union Canal (North) Map (Downloadable)
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
- Pearson's Canal Companion: East Midlands
Relevant publications — Waterway Histories:
| Braunston Turn Junction of the Grand Union, Oxford and Grand Junction Canals - Bridges No 93 & No 94 |
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| The Boathouse PH (Braunston) Canalside with Patron moorings: summer 4 hours / winter 24 hours |
¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Visitor Moorings 48 hour moorings (April-September) / 14 day moorings (October-March) |
¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Road Bridge No 91 | 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Stop Waterways Office (South East Waterways) - Canal & River Trust |
3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat | 3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Marina (western entrance) Entrance for Marina Services and Brokerage |
3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) | 3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Butcher's Bridge No 1 | 3¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Marina (eastern entrance) Entrance into Eastern end of Braunston Marina Moorings |
4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Union Canal Carriers Ltd Home of Adventure Fleet |
5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Chandlers No longer trading as of 08/03/2020 |
5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Dark Lane Bridge No 2 | 6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 The Boat Shop is in front of the lock |
6 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Braunston Lock Bridge No 3 | 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Braunston Lock No 2 | 7 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Little Braunston Bridge No 4 The Admiral Nelson Pub is by the side of the bridge |
1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Braunston Lock No 3 | 1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Braunston Lock No 4 | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Braunston Lock No 5 | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Braunston Top Lock Bridge No 5 | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Braunston Top Lock No 6 | 1 mile and 2½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Braunston Top Lock Visitor Moorings | 1 mile and 3 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Braunston Tunnel (western entrance) | 1 mile and 4¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Braunston Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 2 miles and 6 furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Welton Wharf Bridge No 6 Welton village half a mile north |
2 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Welton Wharf | 3 miles | 6 locks | |
| Welton Junction (proposed) Proposed location of the Junction with the, as yet to be built, Daventry Canal |
3 miles and 4½ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Thrupp Covert Bridge No 7 | 3 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Lords Bridge No 8 | 4 miles | 6 locks | |
| Water Lane Bridge No 9 | 4 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Norton Junction Bridge No 10 | 4 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Norton Junction Junction of Grand Union Leicester Section with Main Line |
4 miles and 4 furlongs | 6 locks |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
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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