Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Lakeside branch railway | |
| parish |
Egton with Newland parish,
once in Lancashire
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| parish |
Haverthwaite parish, once
in Lancashire
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| parish |
Colton parish, once in
Lancashire
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| railway | ||
| from Plumpton on the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway, through Greenodd, Haverthwaite, to Windermere Lakeside, Lancashire. | ||
| References | ||
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| old map:- |
Garnett 1850s-60s H
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| Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. | ||
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| triple line, light bold light, railway | ||
| date:- | 1850=1869 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s | |
| hearsay |
8 mile branch line of Furness Railway.
There were various preservation attempts from 1967 onwards. | |
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goes through
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| mapping:- |
Plumpton North Junction, Egton with
Newland
Greenodd Station, Greenodd Greenodd Viaduct, Greenodd Lady Syke Bridge, Haverthwaite Dickson's Siding, Haverthwaite railway bridge, Haverthwaite (2) railway bridge, Haverthwaite Haverthwaite West Tunnel, Haverthwaite Haverthwaite Station, Haverthwaite Haverthwaite East Tunnel, Haverthwaite railway bridge, Backbarrow railway bridge, Colton Newby Bridge Station, Colton railway bridge, Colton (3) railway bridge, Colton (2) Windermere Lakeside Station, Colton 1866 (about): authorized 1869: opened 1869: opened 2.9.1967: closed | |
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goes through
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| mapping:- |
Plumpton North Junction, Egton with
Newland
Plumpton West Junction, Egton with Newland | |
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goes through
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| mapping:- |
Plumpton North Junction, Egton with
Newland
Plumpton East Junction, Egton with Newland | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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