Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WOLVERHAMPTON AND WALSALL RAILWAY

WOLVERHAMPTON AND WALSALL RAILWAY, a railway in Staffordshire; from Wolverhampton 6 miles eastward to Walsall, together with a branch of ¾ mile in Wolverhampton. It was authorized in 1865; and was allowed extension of time for completion in Aug. 1867.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a railway"   (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features")
Administrative units: Staffordshire Ancient County
Place: Wolverhampton

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