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Murhill tramway and wharf is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire, comprising the remains of an industrial transport infrastructure associated with canal or river-based commerce. The site dates to the post-medieval period, reflecting the expansion of inland waterway networks and goods handling facilities that characterised English commerce from the seventeenth century onwards. The tramway and wharf represent the physical infrastructure necessary for the movement and transfer of goods, likely serving local agricultural or mineral products to wider markets. The designation recognises the archaeological and historical value of these remains as evidence of early modern economic activity and transport development in the region.
Murhill tramway and wharf is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004693. View the official record →
Murhill tramway and wharf is a scheduled ancient monument located in Wiltshire, comprising the remains of an industrial transport infrastructure associated with canal or river-based commerce.
Murhill tramway and wharf is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004693.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of correrie or lower house to Hinton Priory (1.6 km), Iford Bridge (1.6 km), Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management features (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Murhill tramway and wharf's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Murhill tramway and wharf stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.