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