Grand-Union-Canal

Grand-Union-Canal

Grand-Union-Canal, beginnt bei Daventry in der englischen Grafschaft Northampton im Grand-Junction-Kanal, durchschneidet den Avon u. die Grafschaft Leicester u. endigt bei Foxton.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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