Monument record SUF 075 - Stour Valley Railway Line (Great Eastern Railway)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 7617 4182 (25835m by 10012m) (3 map features) |
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Map sheet | TL74SE |
Civil Parish | GLEMSFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | SUDBURY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | CAVENDISH, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | CLARE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | HAVERHILL, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | KEDINGTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | STOKE-BY-CLARE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | WITHERSFIELD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | WIXOE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Stour Valley Railway line ran between Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire and Marks Tey, Essex. The line opened in sections with the part between Marks Tey and Sudbury opening in 1849 and the section between Sudbury and Haverhill opening in 1865. The route between Sudbury and Shelford closed in March 1967 as part of the Beaching cuts and only the section between Sudbury and Marks Tey remains in use. Banks from the railway remain in sections of the route.
From NRHE record:
The Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury and Halstead Railway, (Stour Valley Railway) was incorporated in 1846 to construct a 12-mile long railway from Hythe, South of Colchester, using running powers over the Great Eastern Railway to Marks Tey, then laying a new double track to Sudbury. It included the 1066 ft long Chappel Viaduct, built of 7 million bricks. Branches were also planned to Halstead and Hythe. Only the Hythe branch was constructed as part of the original scheme, opening in 1847, two years before the Stour Valley section.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Related to: Cavendish Station; Cavendish Place (? 1783) (Monument) (CAV 032)
- Related to: Clare Railway Station; Clare Castle Inner Bailey (Find Spot) (CLA 078)
- Related to: Long Melford Railway Station (Monument) (LMD 156)
- Related to: OUTLINE RECORD: Glemsford Railway Station (Allocated Number) (GFD 057)
- Related to: OUTLINE RECORD: Haverhill Railway Station (Allocated Number) (HVH 101)
- Related to: OUTLINE RECORD: OLD SUDBURY STATION (Allocated Number) (SUY 066)
- Related to: OUTLINE RECORD: Stoke by Clare Railway station (Allocated Number) (SBC 041)
- Related to: Sudbury goods yard and station (Monument) (SUY 068)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 23 2021 1:12PM