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WHITEHAVEN JUNCTION RAILWAY, a railway in Cumberland; from Whitehaven, along the coast northward, past Workington, to a junction with the Maryport and Carlisle railway, at Maryport. It was formed in 1844-7; is 12 miles long; and is now incorporated with the Northwestern.
(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: | Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Whitehaven |
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