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BRIDPORT RAILWAY, a railway in Dorset; from the Great Western system at Maiden-Newton, westsouth-westward, to Bridport. It was opened in November 1857; is 9¼ miles long; and has a station at Powerstock.
(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: | Dorset Ancient County |
| Place: | Bridport |
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