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The Surrey Iron Railway embankment is a surviving section of the early industrial transport infrastructure that formed part of the Surrey Iron Railway, one of Britain's pioneering public railways opened in 1803. The embankment, located south-west of Lion Green Road in Coulsdon, represents a rare physical remnant of this pioneering horse-drawn railway line that connected Wandsworth to Croydon. The earthwork demonstrates the civil engineering techniques employed in the early nineteenth century to establish a level trackbed for the passage of wagons, and its survival contributes significantly to the archaeological understanding of this historically important transport development.
Surrey Iron Railway embankment, approximately 130m south west of Lion Green Road, Coulsdon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021441. View the official record →
The Surrey Iron Railway embankment is a surviving section of the early industrial transport infrastructure that formed part of the Surrey Iron Railway, one of Britain's pioneering public railways opened in 1803. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021441.
Surrey Iron Railway embankment, approximately 130m south west of Lion Green Road, Coulsdon 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 1021441.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bletchingley castle (ringwork and bailey) (9.1 km), Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane (9.3 km), Reigate Castle (10 km).
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