Monument record 0416100000 - Wotton Tramway (BRANCH TO KINGSWOOD LANE)

Summary

Line of nineteenth century tramway known as the Wotton Tramway.

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

Dimensions - Length 2600 m
Plan Form - LINEAR
BRANCH EXTENDED FROM CHURCH SIDING AROUND THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM'S ESTATE TO KINGSWOOD LANE (B1).
BY CHURCH AT WOTTON TRAMWAY LEFT QUAINTON ROAD TO BRILL TRACK OF MET & GT CENTRAL JOINT RAILWAY. LIGHT EMBANKMENTS & SHALLOW CUTTINGS STILL VISIBLE BETWEEN SP 685 178 & SP 690 175. REMAINDER MARKED BY FENCES (B2).
History and photographs (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC5559 Bibliographic reference: E J S Gadsden. 1962. DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM'S RAILWAYS. p13.
  • <2>SBC6635 Index: J K Major. 1968. INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD NO.236117.
  • <3>SBC10329 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. OS 1900 1:10560 2ND EDITION MAP. 1:10560.
  • <4>SBC19620 Bibliographic reference: Bill Simpson. 1985. The Brill Tramway.
  • <5>SBC23891 Bibliographic reference: Colin G Maggs. 2010. The Branch Lines of Buckinghamshire. pages 87-95.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 68902 16795 (743m by 2203m)
Civil Parish KINGSWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish WOTTON UNDERWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Sep 9 2022 11:56AM

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