A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
RINGWOOD, CHRISTCHURCH, AND BOURNEMOUTH RAILWAY, a railway in the S W of Hants; from a junction with the Southwestern at Ringwood, 7¾ miles southward to Christchurch, and thence 3½ miles west-south-westward to Bournemouth. The Christchurch portion was authorized in 1859, on a capital of £45,000 in shares, and £15,000 in loans; and was opened in Nov. 1862. The Bournemouth portion was authorized in 1863, on a capital of £30,000 in shares, and £10,000 in loans; and was to be opened in 1868.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
| Administrative units: | Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Ringwood |
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