Monument record 2468/1/20 - Railway cutting

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Summary

Railway cutting presumably built by 1840 to serve the Chester - Crewe Railway. Railway cuttings are artificial "valleys" dug through hills to allow the railways to be laid level.

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Type and Period (3)

RAILWAY CUTTING (Cutting, AD 20th Century to AD 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2050 AD?)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT SITE (Railway Route, AD 20th Century to AD 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2050 AD?)
COMMUNICATIONS (AD 20th Century to AD 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2050 AD?)

Full Description

Presumably built by 1840 to serve the Chester - Crewe Railway. (1) & (2)

<1> Holt, G.O., 1978, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 10, the North West, 10/45-46 (Book). SCH107.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map, Sheet SJ65NE 1978 (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCH107 Book: Holt, G.O.. 1978. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 10, the North West. 10/45-46.
<2> SCH2427 Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1995-2017. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map. Sheet SJ65NE 1978.

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Location

Grid reference	SJ 680 563 (point) 8 Figure Ref
Map sheet	SJ65NE
Civil Parish	CREWE NON PARISH AREA, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Civil Parish	WOOLSTANWOOD, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County	WOOLSTANWOOD, NANTWICH, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2025 12:02PM