Foxton Inclined Plane

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The Foxton Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 5 km west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough, named after the nearby village of Foxton. The plane was built in 1900 as a solution to various operational restrictions imposed by the Foxton Lock flight. However, it was not a commercial success and only remained in full-time operation for ten years. The plane was dismantled in 1926. A project to re-create the plane commenced in the 2000s because the narrowbeam locks remain a bottleneck for leisure boat traffic. ()

Demolished: 1926Coordinates: 52°29'60"N, 0°58'57"W

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Foxton Inclined Plane – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Foxton Locks, Market Harborough Library, St Mary in Arden Church, St Helen's.

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Museum
Foxton Locks
1 min walk • Foxton Locks is an exceptional example of British waterway heritage, nestled in the rural heart of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. This notable site boasts a unique staircase of ten canal locks located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal.
3 miSE
Library
Market Harborough Library, Market Harborough
77 min walk • Market Harborough Town Hall is an historic building in the High Street in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. The building, which originally contained assembly rooms on the upper floors that have subsequently been converted for commercial use, is a Grade II listed building.
3.3 miSE
Church
St Mary in Arden Church, Market Harborough
85 min walk • St Mary in Arden Church is a ruined church on Bowden Road in Market Harborough, England. Although it was established before the 13th century, the Grade II listed remains are part of the later 17th-century church built on the same site.
4.4 miSE
Church, Bars and clubs, Nightlife
St Helen's
114 min walk • St Helen's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Oxendon. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Harborough Road, to the north of the village of Great Oxendon.
3 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Harborough Museum, Market Harborough
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3 miSE
Church
St Dionysius' Church, Market Harborough
76 min walk • St Dionysius' Church, Market Harborough is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
5.5 miW
Museum
Cold War Jets Collection
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5.6 miNW
Church
Great Glen Methodist Church, Great Glen
143 min walk • Great Glen Methodist Church, Leicestershire, was built in 1827 and a church hall was later added to the east of the church in 1879.
3.4 miSE
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
86 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican church, the parish church of East Farndon, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade I listed building and stands in the centre of the village of East Farndon.
4.3 miS
Church
St Helen's
110 min walk • St Helen's Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the west side of Church Street at the north end of the village.
3.2 miSE
52°28'42"N • 0°54'52"W
Harborough Academy of Performing Arts, Market Harborough
83 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater, Restaurant