Information for record number MWA7835:
East & West Junction Railway

Summary The site of the East and West Junction Railway, previously known as the Stratford on Avon and Midland Junction Railway, which was built in the Imperial period.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Farnborough
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 East & West Junction Railway, running east to county boundary near Fenny Compton from junction with Barnt Green & Ashchurch Branch of Midland Railway, linking Stratford to latter & to GWR.
2 Known by 1938 as Stratford on Avon & Midland Junction Railway.
3 Opened 1873, one of later Railways in county.
4 Dismantled Railway. The East and West Junction Railway Company line from Green's Norton to Stratford-on-Avon. Opened 1879, reciever appointed 1898. Closed 1964 except for section running from Kineton to Fenny Compton.
5 The East and West Junction Railway Company opened the line from Green's Norton (SP 675488) to Stratford-on-Avon (SP 198540) circa 1873 and in 1879 the line was completed to Broom Junction (SP 085534). The line was completely closed down 4 May 1964 and later completely dismantled except for the section running from just east of Kineton (SP 373523) to Fenny Compton (SP 426529). The East and West Junction Railway Company opened the line from Green's Norton near Towcester to Stratford-on-Avon circa 1873 and in 1879 the line was completed to Broom Junction. In 1879, the East and West Company floated the Easton Neston Mineral Railway, and the Towcester Roade and Olney Junction Railway, together with the Broom Extension, the whole opening for goods traffic in 1891 as the Stratford-upon Avon, Towcester and Midland Junction Railway. Revenue never covered costs, and a receiver was appointed in 1898. The E&WJR and ST&MJR amalgamated in 1910 as the S&MJR. Despite activity as the 'Shakespeare Line', World War II killed traffic, passenger trains being withdrawn in 1952. The line was completely closed down 4 May 1964 and later completely dismantled except for the section running from just east of Kineton to Fenny Compton
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A History of Warwickshire
Author/originator: Slater, Terry
Date: 1981
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Digital Data
Title: National Record for the Historic Environment (NRHE) also known as AMIE, formerly known as NMR
Author/originator: Historic England
Date: 2014-2016
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: OS 1:10560 c1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: Sht Wks XLVI SE - XL
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 44NW 1938
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1938
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Volume/Sheet: Sht Wks XLIV NW
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: DM Kineton, Warwickshire, Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
Author/originator: Wessex Archaeology
Date: 2005
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Description  
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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument COUNTY BOUNDARY * The limit line of a county. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MINERAL RAILWAY * A railway used for the conveyance of coal and other minerals. 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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