The Iron Railway Vineyard
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The Iron Railway Vineyard
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 18 Sep 2010
A small vineyard, in a sliver of land between the A23 and M23, just south of the northern terminus of the latter. It was originally planted in 1982 and 1983, and now contains vines of three varieties, Madeliene Angevine, Madeliene Sylvaner and Phoenix. Its name derives from its location on the route of the Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway, opened in 1805 as a southern extension of the 1803 Surrey Iron Railway, the first public railway in the world. The purpose of the CM&GIR was to carry chalk and stone from Merstham Quarry, using horse drawn trucks, hence the sign on the gate.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.281794
Longitude
-0.156888