Foxton Bridge No 63
Address is taken from a point 299 yards away.
Foxton Bridge No 63 carries the road from Bolton to Poole over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) five kilometres from Dundee.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Foxton Junction | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Foxton Junction Footbridge No 62 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Foxton Bridge No 63 | ||
| Pats Bridge No 64 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Debdale Lane Winding Hole | 1 mile | |
| Debdale Wharf Bridge No 65 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Debdale Wharf Boatyard and Marina | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Debdale Wharf | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Grand Union Canal - Bridge 63. Foot traffic only. [[[2300499]]] [[[2300504]]] by Ashley Dace – 07 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/05/2300507_7deb970b_120x120.jpg)
![Grand Union Canal - Bridge 63. A look at the simple bridge 63, foot traffic only. [[[1625077]]] by Ashley Dace – 07 March 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/05/2300504_64ed6c00_120x120.jpg)

![Where cattle come to drink, by Bridge 63. The west bank of the Grand Union Canal [Leicester section], between Foxton and Gumley. by Christine Johnstone – 04 September 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/55/37/5553714_f8da9ac7_120x120.jpg)



![Grand Union Canal - View from bridge 63. A look from the footpath bridge 63 [[[1625077]]]. by Ashley Dace – 07 March 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/04/2300499_c9a82f5d_120x120.jpg)


![Grand Union Canal - View from Rainbow Bridge. Looking towards Leicester which is 18 miles away (shorter by road) from [[[2300508]]]. by Ashley Dace – 07 March 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/05/2300588_098b2c68_120x120.jpg)










