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STAINES, WOKINGHAM, and READING RAILWAY, a railway in Middlesex, Surrey, and Berks; from the Southwestern at Staines, westward to a junction with the Reading, Guildford, and Reigate at Wokingham. It was authorized in 1853, and opened in 1856; and was leased to the Southwestern in 1858. The trains on it are run into Reading.
(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: | Berkshire Ancient County Middlesex Ancient County Surrey Ancient County |
| Place: | Staines |
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