Great Oxendon Tunnel was designed and built by George Stephenson and was
opened in 1859. It was built as a single track line to connect
Northampton and Market
Harborough and was used to transport the huge amounts of ironstone that were found in Northamptonshire in the mid nineteenth century.
Harborough and was used to transport the huge amounts of ironstone that were found in Northamptonshire in the mid nineteenth century.
