Blisworth Tunnel
Blisworth Tunnel is a tunnel on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Blisworth Tunnel (northern entrance) and Blisworth Tunnel (southern entrance)
It is 3056 yards long.
Unpowered craft are forbidden to use this tunnel.
Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats  | ¾ furlongs | |
| Blisworth Mill | 1 furlong | |
| Blisworth Mill Bridge No 51 | 1¼ furlongs | |
Milepost - Braunston 18 Miles  | 3½ furlongs | |
Blisworth Tunnel (northern entrance)  | ||
| Blisworth Tunnel (southern entrance) | ||
| Bob The Blacksmith | a few yards | |
| Milepost - Braunston 20 Miles | ½ furlongs | |
| Blisworth Tunnel Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Visitor Moorings | 2¼ furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
- Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats home page — associated with Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats
- Welcome to Blisworth Tunnel narrowboats, a family run business providing, Narrowboat painting, moorings, blacking, repairs, and day boat hire
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Blisworth Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England, between the villages of Stoke Bruerne at the southern end and Blisworth at the northern end.
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