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1841 |
Brunel's viaduct built at Chippenham and railway line opened from Chippenham to London; Box Tunnel, 3,212 yards long, completed by Brunel |
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Aldbourne
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1841 |
Cottages in Back Lane converted into the Strict Baptists' Little Zoar chapel |
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Box
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1841 - 1851 |
The population fell over this period of 10 years, before steadily increasing |
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Box
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1841 |
On 30th June, the Box Tunnel was officially opened |
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Broughton Gifford
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1841 |
Parish contains 254 acres of arable land, 1207 acres of pasture, 70 acres of housing, 20 acres of railway, 1 acre of plantation and 83 acres of river, road and waste. Population at 741. |
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Calne
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1841 |
A Primitive Methodist chapel is built at Stockley |
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Chippenham
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1841 |
Railway viaduct (Western Arches) built by Brunel; Brunel has site office by present railway station. 31st May railway line from Chippenham to London opens |
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Corsham
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1841 |
Box railway tunnel, built for the Great Western Railway by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, completed. At two miles long it was the longest tunnel at the time. 4,000 workmen and 300 horses were brought into Corsham to construct the tunnel: Corsham Railway Station built |
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Great Somerford
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1841 |
The New Inn, later the Masons Arms, was opened |
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Minety
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1841 |
Minety station opened |
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Wootton Bassett
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1841 |
The railway line from London to Bristol is constructed through the parish and a station, Wootton Bassett Junction, opened |
