Blisworth

United Kingdom / England / Blisworth /
Village outside Northampton.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blisworth
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Coordinates:   52°10'29"N   -0°56'6"E

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  • Blisworth is a small Northamptonshire village in the UK, alongside the Grand Union canal just north of the famous Blisworth tunnel. Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal was for a while the longest operating tunnel on the system at 3056 yards. Underground watercourses caused considerable damage to the lining and it was closed for four years in the eighties for rebuilding of the centre section using preformed concrete sections. There is no towing path but it is broad enough to allow two narrowboats to pass. However the reopening in 2001 of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal has given Standedge Tunnel back its 'longest uk canal tunnel' title at 5456 yards.
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