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Monument record MDR11473 - Midland Railway, Wirksworth branch, Derbyshire Dales and Amber Valley

Type and Period (1)

  • (Victorian - 1867 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

In 1863 the Midland Railway received assent for a new branch railway from Duffield to Wirksworth, with an additional short stretch to connect with the Cromford and High Peak Railway (at that time leased by the LNWR). The line opened to passengers in 1867. The main purpose of this line was to provide the Midland with an alternative route to Rowsley, to connect with the route to Manchester. However, before the stretch between Wirksworth and Rowsley could be built, the LNWR capitulated, the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway passed into the Midland’s hands, and the Wirksworth line was neither extended nor provided with a second line of rails. The railway closed as a passenger link in 1947. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Stroud, G. 2001. Extensive Urban Survey: Wirksworth. Archaeological Assessment Report. p13, p21.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 34582 43516 (6247m by 11811m)

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Record last edited

Aug 8 2023 11:19AM

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