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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 84 SW 13 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Tenterden to Headcorn branch line (dismantled) |
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Summary
The Kent and East Sussex railway system was extended to run from Tenterden to Headcorn. The line was authorised in 1903 and 9.5 miles of new track opened in 1905. Unfortunately this route quickly became a liablity and was run at a loss until it was eventually closed in January 1954.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5861e 1389e |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ51SE |
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| Parish: | BIDDENDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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| HIGH HALDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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| TENTERDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
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| HEADCORN, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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| FRITTENDEN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- RAILWAY (Modern - 1905 AD to 1954 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Tenterden to Headcorn 20th century branch line (433m near Headcorn); Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Tenterden to Headcorn 20th century branch line (9,610 metres) |
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Full description
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(TQ 83754399 to TQ 84874000) Dismantled Railway (NAT) (1) The extension of the Kent and East Sussex railway from Tenterden (TQ 8834) to Headcorn (TQ 8343) a distance of 9.5 miles was authorised in 1903 and opened in 1905. It proved to be a liability being run at a loss and was closed down entirely in Jan 1954. (2,3)
<1> OS 1:10000 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48156.
<2> Reg Hist of Rlwys of GB 2 S Eng 1969 68 (H P White) (OS Card Reference). SKE49127.
<3> Clinker's Register 1978 61 134 (C R Clinker) (OS Card Reference). SKE39023.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1971. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Reg Hist of Rlwys of GB 2 S Eng 1969 68 (H P White). |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: Clinker's Register 1978 61 134 (C R Clinker). [Mapped feature: #7924 railway, ] |
Related records
| TQ 83 SE 282 | Parent of: Rother Light Railway (Monument) |
| TQ 83 NE 12 | Parent of: Site of Biddenden station (Monument) |
| TQ 84 SW 19 | Parent of: Site of Frittenden Road station (Monument) |
| TQ 84 SW 21 | Parent of: Site of Headcorn Junction Station (Monument) |
| TQ 83 NE 13 | Parent of: Site of High Halden road station (Monument) |
| TQ 83 NE 14 | Parent of: Site of St Michael's halt railway station (Monument) |
