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Ashton, Stalybridge And Liverpool Junction Railway Act 1845
The Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (AS&LJR) was opened in 1846 to connect the industrial town of Ashton-under-Lyne to the developing railway network, and in particular to the port of Liverpool. It was a short line, joining the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Miles Platting (east of Manchester) and the connection to Liverpool was over that line and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. A branch line to Ardwick, near the present-day Manchester Piccadilly station, was built giving passenger and freight connection to the West Midlands (region), West Midlands and southern England. The was closely aligned to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and in 1847 the two companies amalgamated, along with another line still under construction, and the combined company was named the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The Ardwick branch was not opened until after the amalgamation. When the London and North Western Railway developed a route to Leeds via Huddersfield, its trains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, Greater Manchester, River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manchester. Evidence of Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Viking activity has been discovered in Ashton-under-Lyne. The "Ashton" part of the town's name probably dates from the History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon period, and derives from Old English meaning "settlement by ash trees". The origin of the "under-Lyne" suffix is less clear; it possibly derives from the British language (Celtic), Brittonic-originating word ''lemo'' meaning elm or from Ashton's proximity to the Pennines. In the Middle Ages, Ashton-under-Lyne was a parish and Township (England), township and Ashton Old Hall was held by the de Asshetons, Lord of the manor, lords of the manor. Granted a royal charter in 1414, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
