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.
LYNN AND HUNSTANTON RAILWAY, a railway in Norfolk; from Lynn, in the direction of N by E, to Hunstanton. It was authorized in Aug. 1861, and opened in Oct. 1862; and it is 15 miles long. The capital for it was £60,000 in shares, and £20,000 in loans; and the dividend, in the first half of 1865, was 5½ per cent.
(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: | Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Kings Lynn |
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