What is Grand Union Canal?
{{About|the modern canal|the original Grand Union Canal that forms part of this canal|Grand Union Canal (old)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} [[File:Grand Union Canal at Braunston.jpg|thumb|right|The canal at [[Braunston, Northamptonshire|Braunston]]]] [[File:GU Canal Westbourne Park.jpg|thumb|right|The Grand Union Canal passing [[Trellick Tower]] at [[Westbourne Park, London]]]] [[File:Grand Union Canal (near Westbourne Park).jpg|thumb|right|The Grand Union Canal near [[Westbourne Park, London]]]] The '''Grand Union Canal''' in [[England]] is part of the [[Canals of the United Kingdom|British canal system]]. Its main line starts in London and ends in [[Birmingham]]. It is {{convert|137|mi|km}} with 166 [[Canal lock|locks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canaljunction.com/canal/grand_union.htm|title=The Grand Union Canal Holiday Cruising Guide and Map.|website=www.canaljunction.com}}</ref> It has arms to places including [[Leicester]], [[Slough]], [[Aylesbury]], [[Wendover]] and [[Northampton]]. The Grand Union Canal was also the original name for what now generally referred to as the [[Grand Union Canal (old)|Old Grand Union Canal]] to avoid ambiguity. == References == {{reflist}} {{multistub|transport|geo|UK}} [[Category:Geography of Northamptonshire]] [[Category:Geography of Warwickshire]] [[Category:Geography of Berkshire]] [[Category:Geography of Leicestershire]] [[Category:Geography of Buckinghamshire]] [[Category:Geography of Hertfordshire]] [[Category:Canals in England]]