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Photo of Foxton, a village in Leicestershire, central England.

© Stephen McKay / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Foxton

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Foxton stands beside the Grand Union Canal’s most celebrated climb: Foxton Locks, ten locks in two staircases of five, the largest such flight in England, built in 1810 to lift boats some 23 metres. The overgrown remains of a Victorian boat-lift inclined plane sit alongside. The Foxton Locks Inn overlooks the bottom pound, and Market Harborough station is about 5km to the south-east.

More places to visit near Foxton

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

here · spans 9 counties

Photo of Foxton Locks, a landmark in Leicestershire, central England.Iconic

Foxton Locks

Landmark near Foxton

A staircase of ten locks climbing the Grand Union Canal, with the remains of a Victorian boat-lift inclined plane.

0.1 km NW

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

7.6 km SE · spans 10 counties

Photo of Wistow Maze, a visitor attraction near Great Glen, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Wistow Maze

Attraction near Great Glen

A giant summer maize maze cut to a new design each year, part of the Wistow rural complex south of Leicester.

8.4 km NW

Photo of the site of the Battle of Naseby, fought in 1645 in Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Battle of Naseby

Battlefield near Naseby

The site of a 17th-century battle in Northamptonshire.

9.8 km S

Photo of Kelmarsh Gardens and Parkland, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Kelmarsh Gardens and Parkland

House & garden near Braybrooke

An Anglo-Palladian house by James Gibbs, with borders planted by Nancy Lancaster.

10.8 km S