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Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning Quiz Questions - Northamptonshire Waterways
Discerningly Versed - Effective Iterative Learning


A canal spur links central Northampton to

 

Oxford Canal
Grand Union Canal
River Welland
River Cherwell

Which canal runs through the county and allows access to either Birmingham or Leicester ?

 

Coventry Canal
Grand Union Canal
Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Oxford Canal

Which river runs from source near Badby - Northampton - Irthlingborough - Thrapston - Oundle ?

 

River Leam
River Welland
River Nene
River Ise

Which Thames tributary defines some of the counties S. Western border with Oxfordshire ?

 

River Lea
River Darent
River Colne
River Cherwell

North of Daventry the Grand Union Canal veers West to connect with

 

Coventry Canal
Wyreley & Essington Canal
Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Oxford Canal

Brackley lies close to the source of which East Anglian river ?

 

River Orwell
River Welland
River Nene
River Great Ouse

Kettering lies on which Nene tributary that joins the Nene at Wellingborough ?

 

Thorpe Brook
River Ise
Willow Brook
Hog Dyke

Towcester lies on which Great Ouse tributary ?

 

River Cam
River Kym
River Ivel
River Tove

Which river from Market Harborough runs across much of Northants northern border ?

 

River Welland
River Avon
River Nene
River Tove

The North Western border of Northants with Leicestershire is formed by the

 

River Welland
River Avon
River Nene
River Cherwell


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