Braunston, Northamptonshire - Tunnel, Grand Union Canal - postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Braunton Tunnel, Grand Union Canal [Northamptonshire]
• Publisher: Douglas M. Smith, Rowington c.1970s
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Braunston Tunnel is on the Grand Union Canal about 830 yds (760 m) east of Braunston, Northamptonshire, England top lock. It is in the northern outskirts of Daventry, about 2 km east of the village of Braunston.

Braunston Tunnel is 2,042 yards (1,867 m) in length.^[1] Built by Jessop and Barnes, the tunnel has no towpath and is 4.8m wide by 3.76m high.^[2]

It was opened in 1796. Its construction was delayed by soil movement and it was probably the resulting^{[clarification needed]} movement that led to the tunnel having a slight 'S' bend. There is room for two 7 ft (2.13 m) beam boats to pass.^[3] There are three air shafts along its length.

The tunnel passes underground alongside another Grand Union Canal feature, Drayton Reservoir, from which the feeder enters the canal at the east end of the tunnel.

Braunston is a village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, England. It has a population of 1,759 (2011 census).^[1] Braunston is situated just off the A45 main road and lies between the towns of Rugby and Daventry.

Braunston is categorised by the Office for National Statistics as Suburbs and Small Towns: Suburbs^[2] There are 776 households in the village.