A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LYMINGTON RAILWAY, a railway in Hants; from a junction with the Southwestern at Brockenhurst, 4 miles southward, to Lymington. It was authorized in 1856, and opened in 1858. The capital for it was £21,000 in shares, and £7,000 in loans. The scheme for it included a landing-place at Lymington. Authority was obtained in 1859 to acquire the ferry across the Lymington river, and to raise an additional capital of of £11,860.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Lymington |
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