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Grand Union Aylesbury Branch

Description of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch: Runs 6 miles from Marsworth Junction to Aylesbury.

History of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch: Built under the Grand Junction Canal Act of 1794 but completed in 1815.
For more details see the History page.

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Grand Union Canal

Aylesbury Basin

Related Books of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch

• The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield, Edition: 3rd impression, ISBN: 0-7153-4871-X, 294 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1981, (including part of London). Order now from .
• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 1 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728160-2, 170 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, London, Grand Union, Oxford and Rivers Lee & Stort. Order now from .
• Waterside Walks in Buckinghamshire by Nick Corble, ISBN: 1 85306 856 X, 96 pages, Published by Countryside Books, in 2004, Twenty circular walks some of which include the Grand Union Canal and its branches and the River Thames. Includes maps and photographs.. Order now from .

Related photographs of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch

• Grand Union Aylesbury Branch: Aylesbury Basin and Wharves Veiw of basin
• Grand Union Aylesbury Branch: Buckland Lock No 12 Lorna-Ann in lock

Related External Web Sites of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch

• IWA Chiltern Branch The Inland Waterways Association branch covering the Aylesbury Arm and adjacent parts of the Grand Union main line.
• The Aylesbury Canal Society Formed in 1971 to promote the use of the arm and to run the basin moorings, the Society has gained an enviable reputation for welcoming visitors.

Related Cruising Logs of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch

• 6th September 1994
• 14th September 1997
• 17th August 2001

Other Related Pages of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch

• Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions of Grand Union Aylesbury Branch: Length 72 foot, beam 7 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Grand Union Aylesbury Branch: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Marsworth Junction	Junction with Grand Union Main Line Junction with Grand Union Main Line		0	0	N	SP918143	165
Marsworth Locks No 1 & 2 (staircase)	Marsworth Bridge No 1		0	2	N	SP917143	165
Marsworth Lock No 6	Long Marston Bridge No 2		0.5	6	N	SP909144	165
Marsworth Bottom Lock No 8	Wilstone Bridge No 3. Wilstone village to south.		0.9	8	N	SP904143	165
Wilstone Lock No 9	Bridge No 5		1	9	N	SP901143	165
Puttenham Lock No 10			1.6	10	N	SP892141	165
Puttenham Lock No 11	Puttenham Bridge No 7		1.9	11	N	SP889140	165
Buckland Bridge No 8			2.5	11	N	SP879138	165
Buckland Lock No 12			2.6	12	N	SP877139	165
Aston Clinton (or Redhouse) Lock No 13	College Road Bridge No 9		2.9	13	N	SP872139	165
Broughton Lock No 14	Broughton Road Bridge No 15		4.8	14	N	SP843142	165
Oakfield Bridge (Aylesbury Ring Road)			5.3	14	N	SP834141	165
Aylesbury Lock No 15			5.5	15	N	SP831139	165
Aylesbury Bottom Lock No 16	Bridge No 17		5.8	16	N	SP827138	165
Walton Bridge No 18			5.9	16	N	SP825137	165
Aylesbury Basin and Wharves	End of Navigation		6.1	16	N	SP822135	165

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.