English canal
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direction of downstream flow
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Braunston Turn
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Grand Union Leicester Section
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Braunston Locks 1-6
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Braunston Tunnel
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Norton Junction
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Buckby Locks 7-9
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Buckby Locks 10-11
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Whilton Locks 12-13
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22
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24
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26
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Grand Union Northampton Branch
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Gayton Junction
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48A
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Blisworth Tunnel
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Stoke Bruerne Waterway Museum
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Museum Dry Dock | Stoke Top Lock 15
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Stoke Locks 16-18
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54
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Stoke Locks 19-20
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River Tove
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Old Stratford Arm
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Cosgrove Lock No 21
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River Great Ouse | Wolverton Aqueduct
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New Bradwell Aqueduct
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79
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81
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93A
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96
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Fenny Stratford Lock No 22
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99A
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Stoke Hammond Lock No 23
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Soulbury Locks No 24-26
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Leighton Lock No 27
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Grove Lock No 28
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Church Lock No 29 | River Ouzel
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Slapton Lock No 30
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Horton Lock No 31
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Ivinghoe Locks No 32-33
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Seabrook Locks No 34-36
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125
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Seabrook Swing Bridge
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126
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Marsworth Locks No 37-38
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Aylesbury Arm | Marsworth Junction
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Marsworth Locks No 39-45
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Bulbourne Junction
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Wendover Arm
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Cowroast Lock No 46
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Dudswell Locks No 47-48
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Northchurch Locks No 49-52
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Berkhamsted Locks No 53-55
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Side Locks No 56-57
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Sewer Lock No 58
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Bourne End Lock No 59
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Winkwell Top Lock No 60
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147
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Winkwell Swing Bridge
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Winkwell Bottom Lock No 61
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Boxmoor Top Lock No 62
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River Bulbourne | Boxmoor Lock No 63
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150
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Boxmoor Bottom Lock No 64
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151
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Apsley Top Lock No 65
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Apsley Locks No 66-67
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Nash Mill Locks No 68-69
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Kings Langley Lock No 69A
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Home Park Mill Lock No 70
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Home Park Farm Lock No 71
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Hunton Bridge Locks No 72-73
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Lady Capel's Lock No 74
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Cassiobury Park Locks No 75-76
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Iron Bridge Lock No 77
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Cassiobridge Lock No 78
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169
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River Gade
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Common Moor Lock No 79
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Lot Mead Lock No 80
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River Colne
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River Chess
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Batchworth Lock No 81
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Stockers Lock No 82
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Springwell Lock No 83
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Copper Mill Lock No 84
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Black Jack's Lock No 85
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Widewater Lock No 86
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Denham Deep Lock No 87
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River Misbourne
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183
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Uxbridge Lock No 88
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River Colne
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185
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Cowley Lock No 89
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Cowley Peachey Junction
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Fray's River | A408
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200
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Bulls Bridge Junction
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Paddington Arm
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Norwood Locks No 90-91
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205
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Three Bridges - Rail, Canal, Road
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Hanwell Locks No 92-97
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River Brent
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Osterley Lock No 98
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Clitheroe's Lock No 99
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208
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Brentford Gauging Lock No. 100
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Thames Lock No 101
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River Thames (Tideway)
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The Grand Junction Canal is a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford, with a number of branches. The mainline was built between 1793 and 1805, to improve the route from the Midlands to London, by-passing the upper reaches of the River Thames near Oxford, thus shortening the journey.
In 1927 the canal was bought by the Regent's Canal Company and, since 1 January 1929, has formed the southern half of the Grand Union Main Line from London to Birmingham. The canal is now much used by leisure traffic.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's last major undertaking was the compact Three Bridges, London, on the canal. Work began in 1856, and was completed in 1859.[1] The three bridges are an overlapping arrangement allowing the routes of the Grand Junction Canal, Great Western and Brentford Railway, and Windmill Lane to cross.[2]