Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line is a Grade II* listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1966. Canal locks. 8 related planning applications.

Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line

WRENN ID
proud-chancel-elm
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1966
Type
Canal locks
Address
Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line, Gumley Road, LE16 7RA
OS grid reference
SP 691 896
Coordinates
52.50064, -0.98283
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Foxton Locks on the Grand Union Canal Leicester Line is a staircase flight of ten locks, constructed between 1810 and 1812 and restored in 1909. The structure consists of two groups of five locks, with a passing pound in between and side pounds. The top lock features a single gate, followed by five chambers, each equipped with double gates and a footbridge. After the passing pound, there is a single gable and then five descending chambers, also with double gates, where the lower four chambers are crossed by footbridges. The flight concludes at the Bottom Lock. Each chamber is lined with brick and contains an inset brick dated 1909. The Grand Union Canal, engineered by Benjamin Bevan, was completed in 1814.

Local climate

Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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