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LAUNCESTON and SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY, a railway in Devon and Cornwall; from a junction with the South Devon at Tavistock, northwestward to Launceston. It is on the broad gauge, and is 19 miles long; and the capital for it was £180, 000 in shares, and £60, 000 on loan. It was authorized in 1862, and opened in 1865.
(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: | Cornwall Ancient County Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Launceston |
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