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| HER Number: | MDV124007 |
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| Name: | Churston to Kingswear Railway line, Brixham |
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Summary
The railway link beyween Churston and Kingswear was opened on 16 August 1864
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 891 560 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NE |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | South Hams |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURSTON FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XIX to XX - 1861 AD to 1963 AD)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
The railway linking Paignton to Churston opened on 14 March 1861 and was then extended to to Kingswear on 16 August 1864.[1]
The Dart Valley Railway acquired the Paignton-Kingswear line before 1973 and operates it under steam.[2]
<1> Thomas, D.St.J, 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, p. 78 (Monograph). SDV362714.
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<2> Minchinton, W., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, p. 10 (Monograph). SDV362710.
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Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362714 | Monograph: Thomas, D.St.J. 1981. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. . 1. p. 78. |
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| SDV362710 | Monograph: Minchinton, W.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. . p. 10. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123576 | Part of: Paignton to Churston Railway, Paignton; Brixham (Monument) |
| MDV22453 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Cornworthy, Stoke Gabriel (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:57PM |
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