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SOUTH WALES MINERAL RAILWAY, a railway in Glamorgan; from the South Wales line at Britton-Ferry to Glyncorrwg, Blaenavon, and other places. The main part, 12¼ miles long, was authorized in 1853; an extension to Britton-Ferry docks, 1½ mile long, in 1861; and extensions from Glyncorrwg to Blaenavon and other places, 4½ miles long, in 1864.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a railway" (ADL Feature Type: "railroad features") |
Administrative units: | Glamorgan AncC |
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