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.
PEMBROKE and TENBY railway, a railway system in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire; compris ing, first, a line from Pembroke-Dock eastward to Tenby, with a branch from Pembroke-Dock to Hobbs-Point; next, several short lines, including an extension to Whitland. The first part was authorized in 1859, on a capital of £80,000 in shares, and £26, 600 in loans; is 12 miles long; and was in operation in 1865. The second part was authorized in 1864, on a capital of £200,000 in shares, and £66, 600 in loans; is aggregately 18 miles long; and was in operation in 1867.
(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: | Carmarthenshire AncC Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place: | Pembroke |
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