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| HER Number: | MDV22675 |
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| Name: | RAILWAY in the Parish of Colebrooke |
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Summary
The devon and cornwall railway. This, the first section, was opened 1/11/1865 to north tawton. North tawton to okehampton road was opened 8/1/1867 and the last three miles to okehampton on 3/10/1871. The extension to lydford was opened 12/10/1874. Treated as a subsidiary of the lswr from 1866 and absorbed in 1872. The line was doubled by the end of 1879 when the line to holsworthy was opened.(thomas).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 767 001 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Colebrooke |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLEBROOKE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70SE/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV36149.
Thomas, d. St. J. /a regional history of railways of great britain/1(1981) 101-104.
THOMAS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV399.
The devon and cornwall railway. This, the first section, was opened 1/11/1865 to north tawton. North tawton to okehampton road was opened 8/1/1867 and the last three miles to okehampton on 3/10/1871. The extension to lydford was opened 12/10/1874. Treated as a subsidiary of the lswr from 1866 and absorbed in 1872. The line was doubled by the end of 1879 when the line to holsworthy was opened.(thomas).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV36149 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV399 | Migrated Record: THOMAS. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV22674 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Bow (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 18 2019 5:01PM |
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