The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-26 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, from
YEOVIL and BRIDPORT to EXETER, with BRANCHES.
Proposed Railways, from the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth._
Railway, near Yeovil and near Bridport, to the South Devon, and
Bristol and Exeter Railways, at Exeter, with Branches to Sidinouth
and to Charmouth, near Lyrne, and to tile Chard Canal Railway, at
Ihninster, and to the Crewkerne Branch of the Bristol and Exeter
Railway, near Crewkerre.
Notice is hereby given, that APPLICATION is intended to be
made to Parliament in the ensuing session for an ACT to authorise
the construction, by the Great Western Railway Company, of the
several railways hereinafter mentioned, with all proper works and
conveniences, roads, and approaches connected therewith, that is to '
say—
A railway commencing by a junction with the Wilts, Somerset, '
and Weymouth Railway, in the parish of Bradford Abbas, in the
county of Dorset, in or near to a field in that parish, distinguished by
the number 24 on the plans of the said railway referred to in the Act
authorising tlia, construction thereof, passing thence in, through, or
into the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other
places of Bradford Abbas and Clifton Maybank, in the county of Dor-
set, Yeovil, Berwick otherwise Barwick, Stoford, Closworth, Sutton
Bingham, Pendemer, Hardington Mandeville, West Coker, East
Coker, East Chinnock, Llaselbury, Plucknett, and North Perrott, or
some of them, in the county of Somerset ; Mosterton, South Perrott,
and Broadwinsor, or some of them, in the county of Dorset ; Mister-
ton, Crewkerne, Wayford, Winsham, Cricket Saint Thomas, Sea-
borough, and Chard, or some of them, in the county of Somerset;
Thorncombe, Chardstock, Hawkechurch, Stockland, and Daiwood, or
some of them, in the counties of Devon and Dorset, or one of them ;
Axminster, Klhnington, Shute, Wilmington, Widworthy, Cotleigh,
Offwell, Moukton, Honiton, Honiton Borough, Awliscombe, Bucke •
rell, Feniton, Gittisham. Ottery Saint Mary, Taliaton, Whimple,
Broadelist, Poltimore, Honiton, Clist, Plnhoe, end Ileavitree, or some
of them, in the county of Devon ; Saint Sidwell and Saint David, in
the county of the city of Exeter; Saint Paul, Allhallows on the Wale,
and Saint Edmund on the Bridge, or some of them, in the city and
county of the city of Exeter ; and Saint Thomas the Apostle, in the
county of Devon ; and terminating in the last-named parish at or
near Saint Thomas otherwise Cewick-street, by a junction with the
line of the South Devon Railway.
Also a railway diverging out of the firstly mentioned intended
railway at or near to Queen-street-road, in the parish of Saint
David, In the said county of the city of Exeter, and passing in or
through and terminating within the same parish in a flel4 in that
parish, distinguished by the number 24 on the plans of the Bristol
and Exeter Railway, referred to in the Act authorising the con-
struction thereof, and in or near to which field the said intended
railway is intended to form a junction with the said Bristol and
Exeter Railway.
Also a ral,way diverging out of the said firstly mentioned in•
tended railway at Taleford, in the parish of Ottery Saint Mary, in
the c ,unty of Devon, on the north side of the ro id leading from
Taieford to Gosford, passing thence in, through, or into the several
parishes, townships, and extra parochial or other plac,es of Ottery
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browefryth, in the county of Devon, and
the field adjoining
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of them, and terminating in the said
Exeter, with an extension line diverging thereout at a point d stant
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parish of Chard,
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into, the several parishes, townships,
passing thence ln, through, or
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number 41a in the plans of the Chard Canal referred to in seari dse parishme of
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in the county of Somerset, and terminating
field the said intended railway is
the said Chard Canal Railway.
the Act authorising the constructioinottehoedreedoetaondfoirnmore
firstly mentioned intended
Also a railway diverging out of the said 'jaueanrctronwwhilethh
Crewkerne, in the county of Somerset, and pa
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the east side of the road leading from Crewkenie to Bridport, Hallett, deceased, and •occupied by William Aplin, and situate
passing
thence in, through, or into the several parishes of Misterton, Crew"
kerne, North Perrott, Haselbury Plucknett, and Merriott, in
county of Somerset, and South Parrott, in the county of Dorset, or
some of them, and terminating in the said parish of Crewkerne, in or
near to a field in that parish, distinguished by the number 53 on the
plans of the Crewkerne branch of the Bristol and Exeter Railway,
referred to in the Act authorising the construction thereof, and in
which field the said intended railway is intended to form a junction
with the said Crewkerne branch.
Also a railway commencing by a junctionwith the said Wilts, So-
merset, and Weymouth Railway, in the parish of Bradpole, in the
county of Dorset, in or near to a field in that parish distinguished by
the number 15 on the plans of the said Wilts, Somerset, and Wey•
mouth Railway, hereinbelbre referred to passing thence in, through,
or into, the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or
other places of Bradpole, Bridport, Walditch, Botlienhampton,
Burton Bradstock, Allington, Loders, Symondsbury, Whitechurch,
Canonicorum, Netherbury, Plilesdon, otherwise Pilsdon, Broad-
winsor, Bettiscombe, and Marshwood, or some of them, in the
county of Dorset, Chard, in the county of Somerset, and Axminster,
Thorncombe, Hawkechurch, and Chardstock, in the counties of De-
von and Dorset, or one of them, and terminating in a field called
Ridge, part of Axe Farm, in the last named parish, in the occupa-
tion 'ot George Bradley and John Bradley, or o a of them, where
the same is intended to join the line of the said first-mentioned in-
tended railway.
And also a railway diverging, out of the said lastly mentioned in-
tended railway, in the parish of Marshwood, in the county of Dorset,
at or near to a place called Shaves Cross, passing thence in, through,
or into the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or other
places of Marshwood, Pillesdon, otherwise Pilsdon, Bettiscombe,
Whitechurch, Canonicorum, Wooton Fitzpaine, Wooton Abbots,
Catherstone Lewiston, Charmouth, and Lyme Regis, or some of
them, in the county of Dorset, and terminating in the said parish of
Charmouth, in or near to a meadow field now or lately belonging to
the Rev. John Dixon Hales, and occupied by William Yallins, and
abutting on the eastern side of the road leading from Charmouth to
the sea.
And it is intended by such Act to take power to alter, divert, or
stop up, whether temporarily or permanently, all such turnpike and
other roads, streets, railways, tramways, aqueducts, canals, streams,
and rivers, upon or adjoining the lines of the said intended railways
or works respectively, which it may be necessary to interfere with in
the construction or for the purposes of the said intended railways and
works.
And it is further intended by such Act to vary, repeal, or extin-
guish all existing rights or privileges which would in any manner
impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the