Foxton Locks are a series of no less than ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal.

Alongside the locks is the site of the Foxton Inclined Plane, built in 1900 to resolve the restrictions imposed by the lock flight.

Glenn Chapman

August 14, 2024

Really nice walk - has everything - doesn't disappoint.

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Elevation 120 m

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Location: Foxton, Harborough, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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