Log

Journey to Gayton

Summary

This is a trip of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 8 locks from Stantonbury Bridge No 75 to Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45.

This will take 6 hours and 44 minutes.

From Stantonbury Bridge No 75 travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford) for 14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 8 locks to Gayton Junction, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton) for 1 mile, ¾ furlongs to Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Stantonbury Bridge No 75 to:
New Bradwell Footbridge No 71B 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
New Bradwell Aqueduct

Crosses Grafton Street. Also known as V6 Aqueduct
½ furlongs, 0 locks
Wolverton Railway Bridge No 71A 4 furlongs, 0 locks
The Galleon PH 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Galleon Wharf

Also known as Old Wolverton Wharf
½ furlongs, 0 locks
Wolverton Aqueduct

Also known as Great Ouse Aqueduct, Iron Trunk & Cosgrove
2¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Cosgrove Visitor Moorings

14 day moorings
2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Winding Hole below Cosgrove Lock ½ furlongs, 0 locks
Junction with Old Stratford Arm ¼ furlongs, 1 lock
The Barley Mow PH 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Castlethorpe Wharf Bridge No 64

Castlethorpe village is three-quarters of a mile north east.
6½ furlongs, 0 locks
Thrupp Wharf Marina

Site of Castlethorpe Wharf
½ furlongs, 0 locks
Stoke Bruerne Services

Also known as Stoke Bruerne Sanitary Station
4 miles, 5 furlongs, 0 locks
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 20 ¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock No 14 [see navigational note 1 below] 6 furlongs, 6 locks
Spice of Bruerne

Indian restaurant
a few yards, 1 lock
Stoke Bruerne and Waterways Museum a few yards, 0 locks
The Boat Inn (Stoke Bruerne) a few yards, 0 locks
Waterside Café a few yards, 0 locks
Bob The Blacksmith 3 furlongs, 0 locks
Blisworth Tunnel South End

Milepost 20
a few yards, 0 locks
Blisworth Tunnel North End Having passed through Blisworth Tunnel. 1 mile, 6 furlongs, 0 locks
Gayton Junction

Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch
1 mile, 6¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton)
From Gayton Junction (Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch) to:
Gayton Visitor Moorings

14 days moorings
¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 1 mile, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 8 locks. There are at least 3 small aqueducts or underbridges and 1 tunnel (Blisworth Tunnel. ).

This is made up of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 8 broad locks.

This will take 6 hours and 44 minutes.

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