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Tramway embankment is a monument located in Derbyshire, England, dating from the industrial period of the nineteenth century. The structure represents the physical remains of a tramway system constructed to serve the region's mining and manufacturing industries during this era of rapid industrial expansion. The embankment itself consists of a raised earthwork that once formed the trackbed for the tramway, which would have transported goods and materials across the landscape. This monument provides archaeological evidence of Derbyshire's industrial heritage and the infrastructure systems that supported the county's economy during the nineteenth century.
Tramway embankment is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004601. View the official record →
Tramway embankment is a monument located in Derbyshire, England, dating from the industrial period of the nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004601.
Tramway embankment 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 1004601.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plumbley Colliery including Seldom Seen engine house, 600m north east of Roundhill Cottages (1.8 km), Standing cross (4.4 km), Standing cross, Clowne (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tramway embankment'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.
Tramway embankment stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.