Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CALNE RAILWAY

CALNE RAILWAY, a railway in Wilts; 5¼ miles long, eastward from the Great Western at Chippenham, to Calne. It was authorized in May 1860; and opened in November 1863.


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

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

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