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PETERSFIELD and BISHOPS-WALTHAM RAILWAY, a railway in Hants; from Petersfield 12¾ mileswest-south-westward to Bishops-Waltham. It was authorized in 1864, on a capital of £150,000 in shares and £50,000 in loans.
(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: | Petersfield |
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