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Cockermouth and Workington Railway
civil parish:-   Brigham (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Greysouthen (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Little Clifton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Camerton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Great Clifton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Seaton (formerly Cumberland)
civil parish:-   Workington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   railway
SummaryText:-   from Cockermouth, through Brigham, Camerton, Workington Bridge, to Workington, Cumberland.
references:-   image
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photograph
BLW38.jpg (taken 18.4.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 54 1) 
placename:-  Cockermouth and Workington Railway
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"COCKERMOUTH &WORKINGTON RAILWAY"

evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
image
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triple line, light bold light, railway 
image
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item:-  JandMN : 82.1
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- LMS 1939 B
source data:-   image  click to enlarge
LMS6Cm.jpg
"MAP OF LMS RAILWAY"
item:-  JandMN : 1016.5
Image © see bottom of page

hearsay:-  
8¾miles.

person:-   railway company
 : Cockermouth and Workington Railway
date:-   1845
 to 1866

person:-   railway company
 : London and North Western RailwayLNWR
date:-   1866
 to 1923

person:-   railway company
 : London, Midland and Scottish RailwayLMS
date:-   1923
 to 1948

person:-   railway company
 : British RailwaysBR
date:-   1948

goes through:-    Cockermouth Station, Cockermouth (2)
 Cockermouth Goods Junction, Brigham
 Brigham Station, Brigham
 Broughton Cross Goods Depot, Brigham
 Marron Junction, Little Clifton
 railway viaduct, Camerton
 Camerton Station, Camerton
 Miser's Bridge, Camerton
 Workington Bridge Junction, Workington
 Workington Bridge Station, Workington
 railway bridge, Workington (3)
 railway junction, Workington (2)
 Derwent Junction, Workington
21.7.1845: authorized -  

1847: opened -  

mapping:-  
 railway junction, Workington (2)
1864: open -  

1953: closed -  

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