Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for LLANELLY AND VALE OF TOWY RAILWAY

LLANELLY AND VALE OF TOWY RAILWAY, a railway chiefly in Carmartheushire, but partly in Glamorganshire; from Llanelly north by eastward, up the Vale of the Lloughor, to a junction with a line from Carmarthen, eastward up the Vale of the Towy, at Llandilofawr, and thence north-northeastward, up the Towy, to Llandovery. A portion of it at Llanelly, connected with the docks there, was authorized in 1828; the line thence to Landilo, with branches to Cwmamman-Spith, Mynyddmawr, and Brynammman, was authorized in 1835; branches from Gelley-Gelle farm to Cylynchan and Pistillishaff, were authorized in 1853; and the portion from Llandilo to Llandovery was originally a separate undertaking, and was opened in 1858. The main line forms a junction with the South Wales at Llanelly, and has an aggregate extent of 28½ miles; and the portion from Llandilo to Llandovery is continuous with it, and has a length of 11½ miles. The two went under one management in 1858, and were united by perpetual lease in 1860. The company were authorized, in 1861, to construct a line to Swansea, with branches to Llanrhidian and to the Carmarthen and Cardigan,-aggregately 30 miles long; and were further authorized, in 1863, to construct other works, the chief of which was a branch, 5 miles long, to the S side of the S docks at Swansea; in 1864, to construct a connecting-line of ½ a mile with the Great Western at Swansea; and in 1865, to form an extension of 2¾ miles to Mumbles. Their interests are affected also by the Central Wales Extension, from Llandrindd to Llandovery; by the Mid Wales Extension, from Newbridge, near Builth, to points.near Brecon; and by the Manchester and Milford, from Llanidloes to the Carmarthen and Cardigan.


(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: Glamorgan AncC

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