Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| tramroad, Hodgson Pit | |||
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| civil parish:- | Lowca (formerly Cumberland) | ||
| civil parish:- | Workington (formerly Cumberland) | ||
| county:- | Cumbria | ||
| locality type:- | tramroad | ||
| coordinates:- | NX98582332 (etc) | ||
| 1Km square:- | NX9823 | ||
| 10Km square:- | NX92 | ||
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 61 2) placename:- |
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| 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. OS County Series (Cmd 61 3) OS County Series (Cmd 61 6) OS County Series (Cmd 61 7) "TRAMWAY" S from a quay at Harrington Harbour to John Pit, and possibly to Hodgson Pit. |
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| hearsay:- |
Henry Curwen laid a wooden waggonway from Harrington Harbour, about 1760. |
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| This might have served Hodgson Pit or another pit in this area. |
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| Lewis, M J T: 1970: Early Wooden Railways: Routlegde and Kegan Paul (London):: ISBN
0 7100 7818 8 |
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| hearsay:- |
Ran from Harrington Harbour south to Hodgson Pit, past Park House; opened about 1840.
It was later converted to a locomotive hauled mineral line. |
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| Baxter, Bertram: 1966: Stone Blocks and Iron Rails: David and Charles (Newton Abbot,
Devon) |
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| goes through:- |  Harrington Harbour, Harrington John Pit, Lowca Hodgson Pit, Lowca |
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