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The Elham Valley Railway was a line connecting Folkestone and Canterbury in Kent, England.It opened between 1887 and 1889 and closed in 1947. The line was originally proposed by the independent Elham Valley Light Railway Company in the mid-19th century. After the project was cancelled owing to financial difficulties, it was revived by the South Eastern Railw
The Elham Valley with Barham Church spire in the distance. The Elham Valley is a chalk valley carved by the River Nailbourne situated in the North Downs in East Kent. The valley is named after the settlement of Elham. Other settlements in the valley include Etchinghill, Lyminge, Barham, Kingston, Bishopsbourne and Bridge.
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The station opened on 4 July 1887 with the opening of the Elham Valley Railway from Cheriton Junction, on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Barham. [1] A public siding was located at Ottinge, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Elham. [2] It was controlled by a ground frame. [3] Initially, there were six passenger trains per day.
Elham (/ ˈ iː l əm / ⓘ) is a village and civil parish in East Kent situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Canterbury and 5 miles (8 km) north west of Folkestone in the Elham Valley. At the 2011 Census the population included the hamlet of Ottinge and village of Wingmore .
Note: Per consensus and convention, most route-map templates are used in a single article in order to separate their complex and fragile syntax from normal article wikitext. See these discussions , for more information. The South Eastern Main Line is a major trunk railway in the south east of England, linking London with Dover. This is a ...
Part of the line, now survives (between Appleby East and Warcop) as the preserved Eden Valley Railway. Edenham and Little Bytham Railway: Little Bytham to Edenham 17 October 1871 (to passengers) 1884 (to all traffic) Edgware, Highgate and London Railway: Edgware to Finsbury Park Elham Valley line: SER: Canterbury West to Folkestone West, via
Wingmore is a small village between Canterbury and Folkestone in Kent, England. [1] It is situated in the Elham Valley approximately halfway between the larger villages of Elham and Barham on the B2065.