Monument record MLI124888 - Firsby to Boston Railway
Summary
Railway line running between Firsby and Boston. Opened in 1848 and almost wholly still in use.
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1848 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Railway line running between Firsby and Boston. It formed part of the larger East Lincolnshire Railway line, which was constructed by the Great Northern Railway, with this part being opened in October 1848. Almost all of the route is still in use, with only the short length from Firsby South Junction to the former Firsby Railway Station having been dismantled in the early 1970s. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI15743 Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. pp.37-8.
- <2> SLI11851 Website: Landmark Information Group. 2007->. Old Maps. www.old-maps.co.uk. Accessed 31/01/2017.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3596 5053 (13715m by 19156m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EASTVILLE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | FIRSBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | FISHTOFT, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LITTLE STEEPING, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NEW LEAKE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | OLD LEAKE, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SIBSEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | THORPE ST PETER, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Bell Water Drain Bank, Thorpe St Peter (Monument) (MLI124882)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Boston Road, Sibsey (Building) (MLI124864)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Common Side Road, Old Leake (Building) (MLI124878)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, High Ferry Lane, Sibsey (Building) (MLI124863)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Hill Dyke Bar Farm, Sibsey (Building) (MLI124861)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Horncastle Road, Fishtoft (Building) (MLI116139)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Hurn Lane, Sibsey (Building) (MLI124862)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Mallows Lane, Sibsey (Building) (MLI124872)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Pilleys Lane, Fishtoft (Building) (MLI124859)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Red Cap Lane, Fishtoft (Building) (MLI124858)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Robin Hood's Walk, Boston (Building) (MLI124857)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Spilsby Road, New Leake (Building) (MLI124879)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Tattershall Road, Boston (Building) (MLI82725)
- Parent of: Former Crossing Keepers Cottage, Willows Lane, Sibsey (Building) (MLI124860)
- Parent of: Former Railway Signal Box, Boston Road, Sibsey (Monument) (MLI43507)
- Parent of: Former Railway Signal Box, Horncastle Road, Fishtoft (Monument) (MLI13445)
- Parent of: Little Steeping Railway Station (Monument) (MLI124883)
- Parent of: Old Leake Railway Station (Monument) (MLI13471)
- Parent of: Sibsey Railway Station (Monument) (MLI43513)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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