Watford Gap

E1016494

motorway service area mountain pass transport corridor

Watford Gap is a low-lying pass in Northamptonshire, England, that has long served as a major north–south transport corridor and geographical dividing line between the Midlands and southern England.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Watford Gap (geographical gap)	1
Watford Gap services	0

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	motorway service area ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ transport corridor ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
crossedByCanal	Grand Union Canal Leicester Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
crossedByMotorway	M1 between junctions 16 and 18 ⓘ
crossedByRailway	London Euston to Birmingham and North West line NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance	often cited as boundary between North and South of England in popular culture ⓘ
distanceFromLondon	approximately 75 miles north-west of London ⓘ
elevation	approximately 110 metres above sea level ⓘ
geologicalFeature	low-lying gap in Jurassic limestone ridge ⓘ
hasFunction	natural route through ridge between river valleys ⓘ
hasMotorwayServiceArea	Watford Gap services NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasName	Watford Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoadJunctionNearby	M1 junction 17 ⓘ M1 junction 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRoute	Roman road Watling Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	being a major north–south transport corridor ⓘ being a traditional dividing line between North and South in England ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	East Midlands ⓘ Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Watford Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ Watford, Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	M1 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Crick NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilsby NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Buckby NERFINISHED ⓘ
openingDate	1959 ⓘ
partOfWatershedBetween	River Avon basin ⓘ River Nene basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	central England NERFINISHED ⓘ
separatesRegion	Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern England NERFINISHED ⓘ
topographicType	low pass ⓘ
traversedBy	A5 road NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Union Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ M1 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	canal transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ
usedSincePeriod	Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval period ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Watford Locks → locatedNear → Watford Gap ⓘ

Watford Gap services → nearbyFeature → Watford Gap ⓘ

this entity surface form: Watford Gap (geographical gap)