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| Name: | Holbeach to Sutton Bridge Railway |
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| HER Number: | MLI124894 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Former railway line running between Holbeach and Sutton Bridge. Opened in 1862 and closed in 1965. The line has since been dismantled.
| Grid Reference: | TF 423 234 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF42SW |
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| Parish: | FLEET, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| GEDNEY, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| LONG SUTTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| LUTTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| SUTTON BRIDGE, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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| LITTLE SUTTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Former railway line running between Holbeach and Sutton Bridge. The line was initially proposed in 1853 as part of the Norwich and Spalding Railway, but was not actually constructed until 1862, after the Great Northern Railway took control of the route. The line was single track and was opened on the 1st July 1862. It notably formed part of the larger Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between Spalding and King's Lynn, after its formation in 1893. This part of the route was closed for passengers in March 1959, and to goods in April 1965. The track was dismantled soon after, although much of its former course can still be discerned as an earthwork. {1}{2}{3}
<1> Neil R. Wright, 1980, Sutton Bridge and Long Sutton: An Industrial History, - (Bibliographic Reference). SLI4826.
<2> D.I. Gordon, 1968, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Eastern Counties, pp.188-9, 219-25 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI17623.
<3> Alan Stennett, 2016, Lincolnshire Railways, p.59, 135-7 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI15743.
Monument Types
- RAILWAY (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1862 AD to 1965 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 1980. Sutton Bridge and Long Sutton: An Industrial History. -. |
| <2> | Bibliographic Reference: D.I. Gordon. 1968. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Eastern Counties. pp.188-9, 219-25. |
| <3> | Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. p.59, 135-7. |
Related records
| MLI116410 | Parent of: Fleet Railway Station (Monument) |
| MLI126776 | Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Hospital Drove, Little Sutton (Monument) |
| MLI126778 | Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Hundreds Lane, Long Sutton (Monument) |
| MLI116340 | Parent of: Gedney Railway Station (Monument) |
| MLI116306 | Parent of: Long Sutton Railway Station (Monument) |
| MLI20485 | Related to: Sutton Bridge Railway Station (Monument) |
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