Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SWANSEA VALE RAILWAY

SWANSEA VALE RAILWAY, a railway system in Glamorgan; originally a registered undertaking, from Swansea to Cadoxton-juxta-Neath; but made corporate under act of parliament in 1855; and now including varions authorized branches in years from 1856 till 1867; with an aggregate length of about 32 miles.


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

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a railway system"   (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features")
Administrative units: Glamorgan AncC
Place: Swansea

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