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.
BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY, a ramified railway connecting Birkenhead with Chester and with the NE of Cheshire. It existed prior to August 1859, under the names of the Chester and Birkenhead railway, and the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction. It consisted then of a main line from Chester to Grange-Lane, a line from Grange-Lane to Monks-ferry, a line from Grange-Lane to Bridgend, all at Birkenhead, and a main line from the station at Chester to the Northwestern railway at Lower Walton, Runcorn; and the aggregate length of it was a little upwards of 33 miles. A branch from Hooton to Helsby, 8¾ miles long, and a branch to Tranmere Pool, ¼ mile long, were opened in July, 1863; and a line from Hooton to Parkgate, 5 miles long, was opened in October, 1866.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a ramified railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Birkenhead |
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