Information for record number MWA7546:
Dismantled Railway, Tredington

Summary The line of a dismantled railway line dating to the Imperial period. The railway line ran between Shipston on Stour and Moreton in the Marsh.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway
Period: Modern (1836 AD - 1926 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tredington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 23 42
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1Dismantled railway shown on the Ordnance Survey map.
2 Dismantled railway.
3 A horse-drawn tramway between Moreton-in-Marsh (SP 2032) and Stratford-upon-Avon (SP 2054) was opened 5th September 1826, and a branch to Shipston-on-Stour (SP 2541) was completed in February 1836. In 1889 the portion from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour was converted to a modern steam railway and the old remnant to Stratford-upon-Avon fell out of use about 1904. By the late 1950's the Moreton to Shipston line had closed down and since then all the railway and tramway has been dismantled.
4The linking line, which links the Moreton to Stratford railway with the Shipston Branch in the vicinity of Longdon House, is not shown on the 1st Edition but is shown on the 1923-4 1:10560 Ordnance Survey map so was probably built in the early 20th century.
5 The route of the former tramway MWA7545 follows the route of the railway MWA7546 as plotted.
6 The Shipston on Stour branch of the overall line was constructed in 1836; this linked to the Stratford and Moreton tramway which operated between 1826 and the 1880s, though between 1859 and 1929 the southern part was operated as a railway proper whilst the northern part between 1826 and 1880s was a horse-drawn wagonway. The southern section between Moreton and Shipston operated until 1929 for passengers though the line used by occasional freight trains until 1960.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Gloucestershire
Author/originator: Elrington C R (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number: 207, 210
Volume/Sheet: 6
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Cotswolds
Author/originator: Hadfield C & A M
Date: 1966
Page Number: 170
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Digital archive
Title: Grace's Guide to British Industrial History
Author/originator: Andrew Tweedie
Date: 2007+
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10000 1972
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1972
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: Second Edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1913-1927
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Gill Stewart
Author/originator: Stewart G
Date: 2014 onwards
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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 WAGONWAY * An early form of railway for the transportation of freight by wagons on rails on a road. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TRAMWAY * A track inlaid into a surface, on which tram cars run for the conveyance of passengers and/or goods or raw materials. back
monument MARSH * A low lying area of land that is usually waterlogged at all times and is flooded in wet weather. 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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