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CONISTON RAILWAY, a railway in the NW of Lancashire; from Coniston south-westward to the Furness railway at Broughton. It was authorized in 1857, and opened in 1859; and is 9 miles long.
(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: | Lancashire Ancient County |
| Place: | Coniston |
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