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.
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMlNGHAM RAILWAY, a railway in Salop and Staffford; from Shrewsbury eastward into junction with the Shropshire Union at Wellington; and thence south-eastward, past Shiffnaland Albrighton, into junction wit1i the Northwestern at Wolverhampton. It was formed in 1846-9; is 29½ miles long; and was amalgamated with the Great Western.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Shropshire AncC |
| Place: | Shrewsbury |
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