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Monument record MDR11016 - Midland Railway, Doe Lea Branch (route of), Bolsover and Chesterfield

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Line of Midland Railway Doe Lea Branch. The trackbed of the former Doe Lea Branch is now followed from the head shunt of the operating line by the 'Stockley Trail', a walkway/cycle track to Glapwell. (1) The northern section of the Doe Lea Branch, from Staveley parish south into Bolsover parish, is shown on 1st ed OS 25" of c. 1880. The whole line south to Pleasley Colliery Junction is shown on the 2nd edition. The southern section is shown as dimantled on current mapping (2006). (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 2000. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. Part V. North East Derbyshire. p 5.
  • <2> Personal Observation: Brown, J. Observation based on personal experience, map evidence, site visit etc..

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 46111 69573 (4914m by 9943m)
Civil Parish AULT HUCKNALL, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish GLAPWELL, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish OLD BOLSOVER, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish SCARCLIFFE, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE
Civil Parish STAVELEY, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2023 3:05PM

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