Foxton, Leicestershire

Foxton
Parish Church of St Andrew
Foxton is located in Leicestershire
Foxton
Foxton
Location within Leicestershire
Population478 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP 701 900
Civil parish
  • Foxton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMarket Harborough
Postcode districtLE16
Dialling code01858
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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52°30′14″N 0°58′06″W / 52.5038°N 0.9684°W / 52.5038; -0.9684

Foxton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, to the north-west of Market Harborough. The village is on the Grand Union Canal and is a short walk to the site of the Foxton Locks[1][2] and Foxton Inclined Plane. Swingbridge Street still has a working swing bridge that allows people and vehicles to pass over the canal, which can be opened to allow canal boats to pass. There are two public houses in the village, a village hall, and a primary school. Foxton is serviced by Market Harborough train station which is approximately 3 miles away. London and Birmingham can each be reached by train in approximately 50 minutes.

  1. ^ "Foxton Locks on Waterscape website". Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Foxton Locks website". Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.