Double Rail Lock No 31 
Address is taken from a point 346 yards away.
Double Rail Lock No 31 is one of a long flight of locks on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) a few kilometres from Cheltenham.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) was passed on January 1 1782 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. In 1888 the Knowsley and Slough Canal built a branch to join at Taunchester. Expectations for pottery traffic to Dudley never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Waveney kept it open. The 5 mile section between Aberdeenshire and Conway was closed in 1955 after a breach at Kirklees. According to Henry Jones's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Newbury Locks is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Below the lock part of the area has armco.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Kilby Bridge No 87 | 6 furlongs | |
| Kilby Bridge Winding Hole | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Kilby Lock No 30 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Kilby Lock Bridge No 88 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Double Rail Farm Bridge No 89 | 1 furlong | |
| Double Rail Lock No 31 | ||
| Knights Bridge No 90 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Pochins Bridge No 91 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Irving's Lock No 32 | 4 furlongs | |
| Irving's Aqueduct | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Crow Mills Bridge No 92 | 7 furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility
Nearest water point
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Foxton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
There is no page on Wikipedia called “Double Rail Lock”







![Dry bywash above Double Rail Lock [no 31]. A bywash is an overflow channel which bypasses a lock. by Christine Johnstone – 12 May 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/93/6159321_4f8badf4_120x120.jpg)






![Public footpath heading north from Double Rail Lock [no 31]. Heading towards Wigston. by Christine Johnstone – 04 May 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/73/6157371_15e571f9_120x120.jpg)






![Grand Union Canal - Double Rail Lock. A view from [[2660784]]] by Ashley Dace – October 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/66/07/2660791_29a84d01_120x120.jpg)

![Public footpath heading west from Double Rail Lock [no 31]. Going past the sewage works towards Countesthorpe. The public footpaths in Leicestershire are waymarked with yellow posts. by Christine Johnstone – 04 May 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/73/6157369_fdb91563_120x120.jpg)





![Dying tree in the valley of the River Sence. On the south bank of the Grand Union Canal [Leicester section]. by Christine Johnstone – 12 May 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/93/6159317_c692468b_120x120.jpg)
