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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 74 SW 6 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst branch line |
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Summary
A dismantled railway line, formerly a branch line of South Eastern Railway running from Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst. A section of this track from Paddock Wood to Hope Mill opened in December 1892 and the section from Goudhurst to Hawkhurst opened in September 1893. The branch was closed in june 1961.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7179 3872 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ73NW |
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| Parish: | BRENCHLEY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- RAILWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1892 AD to 1961 AD)
Full description
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(TQ70004335 to TQ70784000)Dismantled Railway [Nat] (1) A branch line of South Eastern Railway ran from Paddocks wood (TQ&(6875) to Hawkhurst (TQ7630. Paddocks Wood to Hope Mill opened December 1892 and Gouldhurst to Hawkhurst opened september 1893. The branch was closed in june 1961 (2)
<1> OS 1:10 000 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48136.
<2> Reg Hist of Rlwys of GB 2s Eng 1969 66 (HP White) (OS Card Reference). SKE49128.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:10 000 1971. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Reg Hist of Rlwys of GB 2s Eng 1969 66 (HP White). [Mapped feature: #19071 dismantled railway, ] |
