TQ1677 : River Brent & Grand Union Canal
taken 12 years ago, near to Brentford, Hounslow, England
The Grand Union is a 137 mile (220km), 166 lock, 2 tunnel canal running between Brentford in London and Birmingham. It is the longest canal in Britain, and has 11 main arms and junctions. It takes over a week to navigate.
The Leicester arm branches off at Norton Junction and runs 66 miles long through 59 locks (including 2 staircase locks at Foxton) and 2 tunnels to Leicester where it continues into the River Soar.
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The River Brent rises in Barnet and flows southwards to meet the River Thames at Brentford, a distance of 17 miles. The lower part of the river, from Hanwell is part of the Grand Union Canal.
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