Catesby Tunnel

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.

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1897 Website, 

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railway tunnel, Great Central Main Line, United Kingdom, 

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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

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  Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Stoneleigh Park Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Warwick County Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Warwickshire

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  Grotto At Grotto Spinney ⓘ
  grotto in Boughton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe ⓘ
  cave in Leek Wootton and Guy's Cliffe, Warwickshire, England, UK

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  The Grotto ⓘ
  grotto in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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  Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry ⓘ
  quarry in the UK

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  Sharp's Hill Quarry ⓘ
  quarry in the UK

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  Ardley Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Blisworth Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England

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  Braunston Tunnel ⓘ
  canal tunnel in the UK

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  Hunsbury Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel on the Northampton Loop Line

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  Kilsby Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in Northamptonshire, England

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  Newbold Tunnel South Portal ⓘ
  tunnel in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Northampton's tunnels ⓘ
  

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  Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal ⓘ
  tunnel in Harborough Magna, Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK

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  Stowe Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in Northamptonshire, England

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  Catesby Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel in Northamptonshire

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1897 Catesby Tunnel

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Catesby Tunnel Airshaft from below

Catesby Tunnel (South Portal)

Catesby Tunnel (North Portal)

Catesby Tunnel

Lower Catesby

Charwelton-Catesby Tunnel

Charwelton-Catesby Tunnel

Catesby Tunnel-North Portal

Catesby Tunnel North End

Catesby Tunnel-North Portal

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
classes	subterranea	1960	Northern Mine Research Society	nonprofit organization, subterranea, charitable organization, learned society, mining history	Wikidata
link	page		Subterranea Britannica page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tom Scott page@		Wikidata
link	page		Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Banbury Cherwell District Council Emergency Centre	Cherwell District Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Coventry Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Stoneleigh Park Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Warwick County Emergency Centre	Warwickshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto At Grotto Spinney	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		The Grotto	grotto	Wikidata
site	mine		Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry	quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Sharp's Hill Quarry	quarry	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Ardley Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Blisworth Tunnel	canal tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Braunston Tunnel	canal tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Hunsbury Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Kilsby Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Newbold Tunnel South Portal	portal, tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Northampton's tunnels	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal	canal tunnel, portal	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Stowe Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1897	Catesby Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel Airshaft from below		Commons
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel (South Portal)		Commons
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel (North Portal)		Commons
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Lower Catesby		Commons
commons	image		Charwelton-Catesby Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Charwelton-Catesby Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel-North Portal		Commons
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel North End		Commons
commons	image		Catesby Tunnel-North Portal		Commons