Information for record number MWA6996:
Marton Junction to Weedon branch line

Summary The Marton Junction to Weedon branch of the London and North Western Railway. This branch opened between 1888-1895 and was closed by 1964.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
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Grid Reference: SP 55 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Site of Leamington-Weedon Branch Line (LNWR).
2 The railway was opened from Weedon to Daventry on 1 March 1888 and from Daventry to Marton Junction on 1 August 1895. The line was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and the line from Southam to Weedon completely closed on the 10 May 1964, since when it has been dismantled.
3 Only the section from Marton Junction to Southam remains, carrying coal to the cement works there.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The West Midlands: A regional history of the railways of Great Britain vol.7
Author/originator: Rex Christiansen
Date: 1973
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: National Monument Record (Pastscape)
Author/originator: English Heritage
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument CEMENT WORKS * A site where cement is manufactured for the building industry. back
monument RAILWAY * A line or track consisting of iron or steel rails, on which passenger carriages or goods wagons are moved, usually by a locomotive engine. back

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