Ticknall Tramway embankment

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Ticknall Tramway embankment

Image: © Ian Calderwood Taken: 16 Jun 2022

The Ticknall Tramway was built to connect the village to the Ashby Canal. It was a horse-drawn plateway with smooth-wheeled wagons running on flanged plates mounted on stone sets. It operated from 1802 until about 1915.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.735145
Longitude
-1.491531