BURTON AND SWADLINCOTE BRANCH RAILWAY


Description:  Dismantled railway to Swadlincote. The course of the Midland Railway to Swadlincote, which was opened in 1864, extended to Woodville in 1883 and Moira (on the Burton-Leicester main line) in 1884 (SK31NW96), was closed to passengers in 1947.

Country:  ENGLAND

County:  DERBYSHIRE

District:  SOUTH DERBYSHIRE

Parish:  WOODVILLE

Grid Reference:   SK317185

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 431700, 318500

Period:  MODERN, POST MEDIEVAL, 1864, 1883 - 1884, 1947

Subject:  EARTHWORK, RAILWAY

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: LINEAR 1940
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-920795

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic England