Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION RAILWAY

WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION RAILWAY, a railway in Cumberland; from Whitehaven, along the coast northward, past Workington, to a junction with the Maryport and Carlisle railway, at Maryport. It was formed in 1844-7; is 12 miles long; and is now incorporated with the Northwestern.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a railway"   (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features")
Administrative units: Cumberland AncC
Place: Whitehaven

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