Grand Union Leicester Section

Grand Union Leicester Section: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Norton Junction	Junction with Grand Union Main Line		0.0	0	N	SP602656	152
Watling Street Bridge No 5	A5 Road Bridge		1.3	0	N	SP597674	152
Welton Station Bridge No 6			1.8	0	N	SP597681	152
Watford Bottom Lock No 1	Lock No 2 follows		2.1	1	N	SP592685	152
Watford Locks Nos 3 to 7	Locks 3 to 6 are a staircase.		2.4	7	N	SP592688	152
Crick Tunnel (South End)			3.8	7	N	SP591706	140
Crick Tunnel (North End)			4.6	7	N	SP594721	140
Crick Wharf Bridge No 12	Crick Village a third of a mile west.		4.9	7	N	SP595725	140
Cracks Hill Bridge No 15			5.8	7	N	SP592737	140
Yelvertoft Bridge No 19	Yelvertoft Village half a mile north-west		7.1	7	N	SP605750	140
West Haddon Road Bridge No 22			7.9	7	N	SP611742	140
Darker's Bridge No 23	Winwick Grange, Manor House, 200 yards south-east.		8.3	7	N	SP617742	140
Clay Barn Bridge No 26			9.4	7	N	SP614755	140
Elkington Bridge No 28			10.4	7	N	SP622766	140
Stokleys Bridge No 31			11.6	7	N	SP613783	140
Halfway Bridge No 34	Footpath west to Stanford on Avon 1.5 miles.		13.0	7	N	SP617793	140
South Kilworth Road Bridge No 37			13.8	7	N	SP617807	140
Aqueduct over River Avon			15.4	7	N	SP627824	140
Junction with the Welford Branch	Junction with Grand Union Welford Branch		15.5	7	N	SP627825	140
North Kilworth Bridge No 45	North Kilworth half a mile west.		16.3	7	N	SP626836	140
Husband Bosworth Tunnel (South-west End)			17.1	7	N	SP631845	140
Husband Bosworth Tunnel (North-east End)			17.8	7	N	SP641848	140
Theddingworth Road Bridge No 50			19.6	7	N	SP653869	141
Morton's Bridge No 56			21.8	7	N	SP680880	141
Gumley Road Bridge No 60			22.8	7	N	SP690891	141
Foxton Top Lock No 8	Locks 8 to 12 are the first staircase of the flight.		22.9	12	N	SP691894	141
Foxton Lock No 13	Locks 13 to 17 are the second staircase of the flight.		23.0	17	N	SP691896	141
Foxton Junction	Junction with Grand Union Market Harborough Branch		23.1	17	N	SP691897	141
Debdale Wharf Bridge No 65			24.4	17	N	SP695915	141
Gumley Bridge No 69	Gumley village three-quarters of a mile south.		25.4	17	N	SP680915	141
Smeeton Hills Bridge No 70	Smeeton Westerby half a mile north		25.6	17	N	SP677917	141
Smeeton Road Bridge No 72	Smeeton Westerby threequarters of a mile east. Saddington three-quarters of a mile south-west.		26.6	17	N	SP666925	141
Saddington Tunnel (South-east End)			26.9	17	N	SP664926	141
Saddington Tunnel (North-west End)			27.4	17	N	SP659932	141
Kibworth Top Lock No 18			28.1	18	N	SP657944	141
Kibworth Second Lock No 19			28.4	19	N	SP660946	141
Taylor's Turnover Lock No 20	Kibworth Bridge No 75		28.5	20	N	SP661947	141
Pywells Lock No 21			28.6	21	N	SP661950	141
Cranes Lock No 22	Bridge No 76		29.1	22	N	SP658954	141
Great Glen Station Bridge No 77	Great Glen village 1 mile north.		29.8	22	N	SP649960	140
Newton Church Bridge No 80	Newton Harcourt to the north.		30.6	22	N	SP639967	140
Newton Top Lock No 23			30.8	23	N	SP636967	140
Newton Middle ( or Spinney) Lock No 24			31.0	24	N	SP634966	140
Top Half Mile Lock No 25			31.1	25	N	SP631966	140
Bottom Half Mile Lock No 26			31.6	26	N	SP626961	140
Turnover Lock No 27	Turnover Bridge No 82		31.8	27	N	SP624961	140
Tythorn Lock No 28	Langhams Bridge No 83		32.0	28	N	SP620961	140
Bumble Bee Lock No 29	Tythorn Bridge No 84		32.1	29	N	SP618963	140
Kilby Bridge No 87	A50 Road Bridge		32.9	29	N	SP610969	140
Kilby Lock No 30	Bridge No 88		33.3	30	N	SP604971	140
Double Rail Lock No 31			33.6	31	N	SP598970	140
Irving's (or Ervin's) Lock No 32			34.1	32	N	SP594977	140
Crow Mill Bridge No 92	South Wigston on north bank.		34.5	32	N	SP589977	140
Bush Lock No 33			34.9	33	N	SP583979	140
Little Glen Bridge No 94	B582 between Glen Parva and Blaby.		35.3	33	N	SP578982	140
Dunn's Lock No 34			35.8	34	N	SP571985	140
Blaby Bridge No 98	Blaby half a mile south.		36.0	34	N	SP568986	140
Whetstone Lane Lock No 35	Whetstone Lane Bridge No 99		36.3	35	N	SP565986	140
Gee's Lock No 36	Bridge No 101		37.0	36	N	SP557989	140
Blue Bank Lock No 37	Blue Bank Bridge No 102		37.4	37	N	SP561995	140
Kings Lock No 38	Kings lock Bridge No 104		38.3	38	N	SK566007	140
Freestone Bridge No 106	Aylestone on east bank.		38.6	38	N	SK569011	140
Aylestone Mill Lock No 39	Bridge No 108		39.3	39	N	SK577016	140
St Marys Mill Lock No 40			40.0	40	N	SK578027	140
Freeman's Lock No 41			40.3	41	N	SK579029	140
Upperton Road Bridge			40.6	41	N	SK580034	140
Newarke Bridge, Leicester	Close to City Centre		41.0	41	N	SK581040	140
West Bridge, Leicester	Close to city centre		41.1	41	N	SK581043	140
North Lock No 42	North Bridge No 6		42.0	42	N	SK580051	140
Limekiln Lock No 43			42.8	43	N	SK589056	140
Belgrave Lock No 44	Swan's Nest Bridge No 10		43.4	44	N	SK590066	140
New Bridge (A6)			44.0	44	N	SK591075	140
Birstall Lock No 45			45.1	45	N	SK598088	140
Thurmaston Lock No 46	Thurmaston on east bank.		46.1	46	N	SK608094	140
Bridge No 19, Syston			47.4	46	N	SK608113	129
Junction Lock No 47			48.3	47	N	SK603124	129
Cossington Lock No 48	Bridge No 21, road bridge between Rothley and Cossington, 1 mile to either.		49.0	48	N	SK594128	129
Sileby Lock No 49			50.4	49	N	SK592147	129
Mountsorrel Lock No 50	Bridge No 24, to Mountsorrel village.		51.4	50	N	SK582152	129
Barrow-on-Soar, Bridge 28	Village a quarter of a mile north		53.0	50	N	SK576167	129
Barrow Deep Lock No 51	Bridge 29, to Barrow-on-Soar village.		53.4	51	N	SK573172	129
Pilling's Flood Lock No 52			55.0	52	N	SK565182	129
A60 Road Bridge, Loughborough			56.4	52	N	SK542201	129
Loughborough Junction Branch	One furlong to Loughborogh Basin		57.0	52	N	SK532201	129
Loughborough Lock No 53			57.3	53	N	SK529206	129
Bishops Meadow Lock No 54			58.0	54	N	SK528216	129
Normanton-on-Soar Wharf			59.4	54	N	SK517229	129
Zouch Mills Bridge			60.0	54	N	SK509234	129
Zouch Lock No 55			60.4	55	N	SK502234	129
Kegworth Deep Lock No 56			63.1	56	N	SK491268	129
Kegworth Road Bridge			63.5	56	N	SK493272	129
Kegworth Flood Lock No 57			63.6	57	N	SK494273	129
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Lock No 58			65.0	58	N	SK481292	129
Redhill Lock No 59	Used as a flood lock so both sets of gates may be open.		65.8	59	N	SK492303	129
Junction with River Trent	Junctions with Grand Union Erewash Canal and River Trent		66.1	59	N	SK491311	129

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.