Grand Union Canal

canal in England, the main line of which runs from London to Birmingham
Place canal Q19914
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Grand Union Canal

Summary

Grand Union Canal is a canal[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grand Union Canal is located in Leicestershire[3].
  • Grand Union Canal is located in Buckinghamshire[4].
  • Grand Union Canal is located in Berkshire[5].
  • Grand Union Canal is located in Warwickshire[6].
  • Grand Union Canal is located in Northamptonshire[7].
  • Grand Union Canal is located in Hertfordshire[8].
  • Grand Union Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • Grand Union Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[10].
  • Grand Union Canal is owned by Grand Union Canal Company[11].
  • Grand Union Canal's Commons category is recorded as Grand Union Canal[12].
  • Grand Union Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.05076, 'lon': -0.734}[13].
  • Grand Union Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grand Union Canal[14].
  • Grand Union Canal's Commons gallery is recorded as Grand Union Canal[15].
  • Grand Union Canal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Grand Union Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}[17].
  • Grand Union Canal's has part is recorded as lock[18].
  • Grand Union Canal's route diagram template is recorded as Template:Grand Union Canal map[19].
  • Grand Union Canal's historic county is recorded as Buckinghamshire[20].
  • Grand Union Canal's historic county is recorded as Derbyshire[21].

Body

Geography

Grand Union Canal is in the country of United Kingdom[9]. Located in include Leicestershire[3], a ceremonial county of England[22], in United Kingdom[23]; Buckinghamshire[4], a ceremonial county of England[24], in United Kingdom[25]; Berkshire[5], a ceremonial county of England[26], in United Kingdom[27]; Warwickshire[6], a non-metropolitan county[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Northamptonshire[7], a ceremonial county of England[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Hertfordshire[8], a ceremonial county of England[32], in United Kingdom[33].

Physical Characteristics

Grand Union Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}[17].

Designation and Status

Grand Union Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[10].

History and Context

Grand Union Canal is owned by Grand Union Canal Company[11].

Why It Matters

Grand Union Canal ranks in the top 2% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Triedros · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Length {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+220'}
    Coordinate location {'lat': 52.05076, 'lon': -0.734}
    Owned by Grand Union Canal Company
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 52°6'7"N, 0°52'59"W"
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