Grand Junction Canal

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The Grand Junction Canal was a major English waterway linking London with the Midlands, later incorporated into the Grand Union Canal network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
waterway
connectedTo Midland canal network
River Brent
River Thames
linked to: Thames
connects London
linked to: London, England

Midlands
constructionStarted late 18th century
country England
currentUse leisure boating
recreation
hasAlternativeName Grand Junction Canal (historic section of Grand Union Canal)
hasJunctionWith Aylesbury Arm
Oxford Canal
Paddington Arm
Regent's Canal
linked to: Regent’s Canal

Slough Arm
Wendover Arm Canal
hasStructure aqueducts
bridges
tunnels
historicalEra Industrial Revolution
historicalSignificance major route between London and the Midlands
integratedInto Grand Union Canal
locatedIn London region of England
Midlands region of England
linked to: Midlands, England

United Kingdom
managedBy Canal & River Trust
opened early 19th century
originalPurpose to provide a more direct waterway between London and the Midlands
partOf British canal system
Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal network
linked to: Grand Union Canal
passesThrough Buckinghamshire
Greater London
Hertfordshire
Northamptonshire
primaryUse freight transport
status navigable
terminus Braunston
Brentford
transportMode inland water transport
uses locks
waterwayType narrow canal

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Grand Union Canal formedByMergerOf Grand Junction Canal
Grand Union Canal hasPart Grand Junction Canal
William Jessop notableWork Grand Junction Canal
William Jessop employer Grand Junction Canal Company
linked to: Grand Junction Canal
Grand Junction Canal hasAlternativeName Grand Junction Canal (historic section of Grand Union Canal)
linked to: Grand Junction Canal