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South Durham And Lancashire Union Railway
The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (SD&LUR) built a railway line linking the Stockton and Darlington Railway near Bishop Auckland with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) at Tebay, via Barnard Castle, Stainmore Summit and Kirkby Stephen. The line opened in 1861 and became known as the Stainmore Line. The Stockton and Darlington absorbed the SD&LUR, and the Stockton and Darlington became a constituent of the North Eastern Railway. The line closed in stages between 1952 and 1962. A short section of the line at Kirkby Stephen East station has been restored by the Stainmore Railway Company. Origins When the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (L&CR) was approved in June 1844 there were a number of schemes for a railway over the Pennines. The York & Carlisle Railway proposed a route from the East Coast Main Line (ECML) at Northallerton via Richmond, Barnard Castle, the Tees Valley, Stainmore and the Eden Valley to the L&CR at Clifton. A rival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tees Railway Viaduct (SD&LUR)
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Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the point where Swaledale, the upper valley of the River Swale, opens into the Vale of Mowbray. The town's population at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census was 8,413. The town is north-west of Northallerton, the county town, and north-west of York. In the Domesday Book of 1086 the area was collected under Yorkshire and the town was in the Gilling Wapentake. After the book it became the centre for wapentakes in the Honour of Richmond for the North Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 2023 the town was the administrative centre of the Richmondshire district of the North Yorkshire non-metropolitan county. Richmond is located near the eastern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, for which it has become a tourist centre. History Richmond in North Yorkshire was the Honour of Richmond of the Earl of Richmond, Earls of Richmond (or ''comtes de Richem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Bolckow
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, originally Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Bölckow, (8 December 1806 – 18 June 1878) was a Victorian industrialist and Member of Parliament, acknowledged as being one of the founders of modern Middlesbrough. In a lifelong partnership with John Vaughan (ironmaster), John Vaughan, Bolckow set up and ran an ironmaking business which became the company Bolckow Vaughan. It came to operate coal mines, limestone quarries and a major ironworks which stimulated the growth of Middlesbrough. Bolckow became the town's Mayor and its first Member of Parliament. Biography Early life Heinrich Bölckow, the son of Heinrich Bölckow of Varchow, in the region of Western Pomerania, and his wife, Caroline Duscher, was born at Weitendorf, Sülten in the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. When he was fifteen his parents placed him in a merchant's office in nearby Rostock, to learn about commerce, and there he made the acquaintance of Christian Allhusen, who in 1827 invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Vane, 2nd Duke Of Cleveland
General Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland (6 August 1788 – 18 January 1864), was a British peer, politician and army officer. Born The Honourable Henry Vane, he was the eldest son of William Vane, Viscount Barnard, and his first wife, Katherine, the second daughter of Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton. In 1792 his father inherited the earldom of Darlington from his father, whereupon Vane became Viscount Barnard. In 1812 Barnard became Member of Parliament for County Durham, a seat he held until 1815. He was then MP for Winchelsea from 1816 to 1818, Tregony from 1818 to 1826, Totnes from 1826 to 1830, Saltash from 1830 to 1831 and finally for South Shropshire from 1832 to 1842. In 1827, Barnard's father was promoted in the Peerage as Marquess of Cleveland in 1827 and further as Duke of Cleveland in 1833, whereupon Barnard became Earl of Darlington after the first promotion. In 1815 Darlington had joined the British Army, eventually rising through the ranks as a lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham. Much of the town's early history surrounds the Bishop of Durham, Bishops of Durham and the establishment of Auckland Castle's predecessor, a hunting lodge, which became the main residence of Durham Bishops. This is reflected in the first part of the town's name. During the Industrial Revolution, the town grew rapidly as coal mining became its largest industry. Decline in the coal mining industry during the late twentieth century has changed the town's largest sector to manufacturing. Since 1 April 2009, the town's local authority has been Durham County Council. The unitary authority replaced the previous Wear Valley District and Durham County councils. The parliamentary constituency of Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency), Bishop Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wharfedale
Wharfedale ( ) is one of the Yorkshire Dales. It is situated at source in North Yorkshire and then flows into West Yorkshire and forms the upper valley of the River Wharfe. Towns and villages in Wharfedale (downstream, from west to east) include Buckden, North Yorkshire, Buckden, Kettlewell, Conistone, Grassington, Hebden, North Yorkshire, Hebden, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, Bolton Abbey, Addingham, Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Arthington, Collingham, West Yorkshire, Collingham and Wetherby. Beyond Wetherby, the valley opens out and becomes part of the Vale of York. The section from the river's source to around Addingham is known as ''Upper Wharfedale''. It lies in North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The first or so is known as Langstrothdale, including the settlements of Beckermonds, Yockenthwaite and Hubberholme, famous for its church, the resting place of the writer J. B. Priestley. As it turns southwards, the Wharfe then run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University and Headingley Stadium. The area sits in the Headingley and Hyde Park (ward), Headingley and Hyde Park ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds Central and Headingley United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, parliamentary constituency. History Headingley is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as Hedingelei or Hedingeleia when Ilbert de Lacy held 7 carucates, equivalent to about 840 acres, of land. The name is believed to originate from Old English, combining Head(d)inga, meaning 'of the descendants of Head(d)a,' with lēah, signifying 'open ground.' In essence, it translates to "the clearing of Hedda's people". Headda has sometimes been identified with Saint Hædde. A stone coffin found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds Northern Railway
The Leeds Northern Railway (LNR), until 1851 the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, was an English railway company that built and opened a line from Leeds to Stockton via Harrogate and Thirsk. In 1845 the Leeds and Thirsk Railway received permission for a line from Leeds to Thirsk, part of which opened in 1848, but problems building the Bramhope Tunnel delayed trains operating into Leeds until 1849. The Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company changed its name to the Leeds Northern Railway on 3 July 1851 before its line to Stockton opened. The company formed an alliance with the West Hartlepool Harbour & Railway and was involved in a price war with the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway (YN&BR). A merger of the with the and the York and North Midland Railway (Y&NM) was accepted by shareholders, and by royal assent on 31 July 1854 the three companies merged to become the North Eastern Railway. Today, sections of the former Leeds Northern Railway line form the Harrogate Line between Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleby, Cumbria
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby is the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. It was known just as Appleby until 1974–1976, when the council of the successor parish to the borough changed it to retain the name Westmorland, which was abolished as an administrative area under the Local Government Act 1972, before being revived as Westmorland and Furness in 2023. It lies south-east of Penrith, south-east of Carlisle, north-east of Kendal and west of Darlington. History The town's name derives from the Old English ''æppel-by'', meaning "farm or settlement with apple trees". St Lawrence's Parish Church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Appleby Castle was founded by Ranulf le Meschin in the early 12th century. The Borough followed by royal charter in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawes
Hawes is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, and historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The River Ure north of the town is a tourist attraction in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The population in 2011 was 887. The parish of Hawes also includes the neighbouring hamlet of Gayle. Hawes is west of the county town of Northallerton. It is a major producer of Wensleydale cheese. Hawes has a non-profit group that seeks funding to re-open or keep community amenities. History There is no mention in the Domesday Book of 1086 of a settlement where the current town is. The area was historically part of the large ancient parish of Aysgarth in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and there is little mention of the town until the 15th century when the population had risen enough for a chapel of ease to be built. The settlement was first recorded in 1307 as having a marketplace. The place's name is deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirsk
Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby. History Archeological finds indicate there was a settlement in Thirsk around 500–600 BC. The town's name is derived from the Old Norse word ''þresk'' meaning fen or lake. Thirsk is mentioned twice in the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' as ''Tresche'', in the ''Yarlestre'' wapentake, a village with ten households. At the time of the Norman invasion the manor was split between ''Orm'' and ''Thor'', local Anglo-Saxon landowners. Afterwards, it was split between ''Hugh, son of Baldric'' and the Crown. House of Mowbray Most of Thirsk was granted to a Robert from Montbray for whose descendant House of Mowbray and the vale of Mowbray is named. By 1145, what is now Old Thirsk, gained a Market charter giving it town and borough status. The remaining land in the parish was still under manorial rights. The Mowbray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton Moor Railway Station
Clifton Moor railway station was situated in England on the Eden Valley Railway between Penrith railway station, Penrith and Kirkby Stephen East railway station, Kirkby Stephen East. It served the village of Clifton, Cumbria, Clifton. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 August 1863, and was originally named 'Clifton'. The 'Moor' suffix was added on 1 September 1927. The station finally closed on 22 January 1962. On one of the station's platforms a private waiting room was built for the Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, "Yellow Earl of Lonsdale" who lived at nearby Lowther Castle. To the west of the station was Eden Valley Junction where the Eden Valley Railway joined the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (now part of the West Coast Main Line), south of the junction was at one time Clifton and Lowther railway station. References * * * External linksClifton Moor Station ''www.cumbria-railways.co.uk'' Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former North E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
