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Besselsleigh Turnpike Trust

Other Business Names:

  • Wantage Tramway Co

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Besselsleigh, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
  • Hungerford, West Berkshire, Berkshire, South East, England
  • Wantage, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England

Sectors:

  • Transport services Road management services inc turnpikes & road bridges & tunnels

Notes:

Established 1771. Linked Besselsleigh to Hungerford via Wantage. 22 miles long. Closed 1878. Sometime leased to Wantage Tramway Co

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