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LEOMINSTER AND KINGTON RAILWAY, a railway in Herefordshire; from a junction with the Shrewsbury and Hereford at Leominster, 13¼ miles westward to Kington. It is a single line; was formed on a capital of £80,000; and was opened in Aug. 1857. Authority was obtained in 1863 for leasing it to the West Midland.
(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: | Herefordshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Leominster |
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