Monument record 0031400000 - AYLESBURY RAILWAY

Summary

Early nineteenth century railway branch line from Cheddington to Aylesbury, opened in 1839 and closed in 1963.

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Type and Period (1)

  • RAILWAY (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 11 km.
Plan Form - Linear.
Aylesbury Railway Co formed 10th November 1835 to connect Aylesbury with London-Birmingham Railway at Cheddington. Construction began 12th May 1838; public opening 10th June 1839. Plans to extend to, eg, Oxford never executed. Only intermediate station: Marston Gate (in Hertfordshire) [Full description] (B1).
Railway shown on maps between NGR'S (B2).
Opened 10th June 1839 with 3 daily return trains. Passenger services ceased 2nd February 1953; line closed completely with ending of freight traffic on 2nd December 1963. [Full illustrated history of line](B5).
(Illustration & other details of line (B3-4).
History and photographs (B8).
Short article on history of the Aylesbury-Cheddington branch line and surviving remains of signal posts and other structures, published in Bucks Herald (B9).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC5557 Bibliographic reference: GADSDEN E J S 1962 THE AYLESBURY RAILWAY.
  • <2>SBC10406 Map: OS 1960 1:10560 MAPS.
  • <3>SBC7399 Bibliographic reference: RobinLeleux. 1976. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Vol 9 The East Midlands. p34.
  • <4>SBC19614 Bibliographic reference: Elliott Viney & Pamala Nighingale. 1994. Old Aylesbury. pp48, 50.
  • <5>SBC14565 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON B 1989 THE AYLESBURY RAILWAY.
  • <6>SBC23554 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1997. AYLESBURY NORTHERN LINK ROAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPRAISAL OF ROAD FOOTPRINT (BASED ON STAGE 1 & 2 ASSESSMENT).
  • <7>SBC23555 Unpublished document: Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Service. 1998. AYLESBURY NORTHERN LINK ROAD ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPRAISAL OF AGREED ALIGNMENT.
  • <8>SBC23891 Bibliographic reference: Colin G Maggs. 2010. The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. pages 137-141.
  • <9>SBC24564 Article in serial: Karl Vaughan. 2015. 'Back in Time: Rail relics remain in Stocklake', in The Bucks Herald 8th April 2015.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 87258 16337 (9902m by 4795m)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish CHEDDINGTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish HULCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2026 3:51PM

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