Information for record number MWA9182:
Disused Mineral Railway, Edge Hill

Summary A length of disused mineral railway that used to serve the ironstone quarries at Edge Hill and Burton Dasset in the 1920s. It is situated 700m west of Arlescote, running northwards.
What Is It?  
Type: Mineral Railway
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Radway
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 48
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Part of a mineral railway built by Edge Hill Light Railway Co. 1919-1922 with cable-operated incline (at Knowle End). Connected ironstone workings at Edge Hill and Burton Dasset with Stratford and Midland Junction Railway, c1.5 miles NW of Burton Dasset.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Knowle End Tramway Cutting, Edge Hill
Author/originator: RIGS/Radley, Jon
Date: 2002
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument MINERAL RAILWAY * A railway used for the conveyance of coal and other minerals. back
monument IRONSTONE WORKINGS * A site where iron ore is extracted. 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 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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