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Radstock North Railway Station
Radstock North railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in the county of Somerset in England. History Opened as Radstock on 20 July 1874, it was located immediately to the northeast of the Great Western Railway, GWR's Bristol and North Somerset Railway, Bristol and North Somerset Railway's (B&NSR) (1854-1965). However, there was no direct connection between the two competing stations. Due to the extensive collieries in the area sunk into the Somerset Coalfield, the station was more extensive than others serving similar sized communities. Immediately west of the station was a line to Middle Writhlington Colliery, leading to Clandown Colliery and onwards to the local gas works. Immediately to the east of the station were connections to Ludlow Colliery, and the wagonway to Tyning Colliery. Further east towards Shoscombe was a junction giving access to Lower Writhlington Colliery, Braysdown Colliery and Writhlington Colliery. The station itself consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radstock North Station
Radstock is a town and civil parish on the northern slope of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England, about south-west of Bath, Somerset, Bath and north-west of Frome. It is within the area of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset. The Radstock built-up area had a population of 9,419 at the 2011 Census. Radstock has been settled since the Iron Age, and its importance grew after the construction of the Fosse Way, a Roman road. The town grew after 1763, when coal was discovered in the area. Large numbers of mines opened during the 19th century, including several owned by the Waldegrave family, who had been Lords of the Manor since the English Civil War, Civil War. Admiral Lord Radstock, brother of George, fourth Earl Waldegrave, took the town's name as his title when created a Baron. The spoil heap of Writhlington coal mining, colliery is now the Writhlington SSSI, Writhlington Site of Special Scientific Interest, which includes 3,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
