Catesby Tunnel

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Q105633644




Catesby Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel in Northamptonshire on the route of the former Great Central Main Line. Its northern portal is about 1,100 yards (1,000 m) south of Catesby Viaduct and 250 yards (230 m) west of Upper Catesby, with the tunnel ending at Charwelton to the south. In terms of both length and gauge, Catesby Tunnel is unusually large, at 27 feet (8.2 m) wide, 25 feet 6 inches (7.8 m) high, and 2,997 yards long.

1897 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
length: 2997 yard, 
railway tunnel, Great Central Main Line, United Kingdom, 


Location: 52.2232, -1.2287, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Banbury Cherwell District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Oxfordshire, UK
  • Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Stoneleigh Park Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Warwick County Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Warwickshire
  • Grotto At Grotto Spinney ⓘ
    grotto in Boughton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK
  • Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe ⓘ
    cave in Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • The Grotto ⓘ
    grotto in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry ⓘ
    quarry in the UK
  • Sharp's Hill Quarry ⓘ
    quarry in the UK
  • Ardley Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Blisworth Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England
  • Braunston Tunnel ⓘ
    canal tunnel in the UK
  • Hunsbury Hill Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel on the Northampton Loop Line
  • Kilsby Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in Northamptonshire, England
  • Newbold Tunnel South Portal ⓘ
    tunnel in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Northampton's tunnels ⓘ
  • Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal ⓘ
    tunnel in Harborough Magna, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Stowe Hill Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in Northamptonshire, England
  • Catesby Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in Northamptonshire
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1897 Catesby Tunnel
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Lower CatesbyLower Catesby
Charwelton-Catesby TunnelCharwelton-Catesby Tunnel
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
classessubterranea1960Northern Mine Research Societynonprofit organization, subterranea, charitable organization, learned society, mining historyWikidata
linkpageSubterranea Britannica page@Wikidata
linkpageTom Scott page@Wikidata
linkpageForgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age page@Wikidata
sitebunkerBanbury Cherwell District Council Emergency CentreCherwell District Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerCoventry Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerStoneleigh Park Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitebunkerWarwick County Emergency CentreWarwickshire County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitecaveGrotto At Grotto SpinneygrottoWikidata
sitecaveGuy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's CliffecaveWikidata
sitecaveThe GrottogrottoWikidata
sitemineBlisworth Rectory Farm QuarryquarryWikidata
sitemineSharp's Hill QuarryquarryWikidata
sitetunnelArdley Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelBlisworth Tunnelcanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelBraunston Tunnelcanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelHunsbury Hill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelKilsby Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelNewbold Tunnel South Portalportal, tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelNorthampton's tunnelstunnelWikidata
sitetunnelOxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portalcanal tunnel, portalWikidata
sitetunnelStowe Hill Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1897Catesby Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel Airshaft from below Commons
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel (North Portal) Commons
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel (South Portal) Commons
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel Commons
commonsimageLower Catesby Commons
commonsimageCharwelton-Catesby Tunnel Commons
commonsimageCharwelton-Catesby Tunnel Commons
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel-North Portal Commons
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel North End Commons
commonsimageCatesby Tunnel-North Portal Commons
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