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

GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY, 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 Sidmouth
and to Charmouth, near Lyme, and to the Chard Canal Railway, at
Ilminster, 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 the 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 Ckiimock, Maselbury, 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 Dalwood, or
some of them, in the counties of Devon and Dorset, or one of them ;
Axminster, Kilmington, Shute, Wilmington, Widworthy, Cotleigh,
Offwell, Monkton, Honiton, Honiton Borough, Awliscombe, Bueke•
rell, Feniton, Gittisham, Ottery Saint Mary, Tallaton, Whimple,
Rroadclist, Poltimore, Honiton, Clist, Pinhoe, and Heavitree, or some
of them, in the county of Devon ; Baint Sidwell and Saint David, in
the county of the city of Exeter ; Saint Paul, Allhallows on the Wars,
and Saint Edmund on the Bridge, or some of them, in the city and
county of the city of Exeter ; aid 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 janction 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 field in that
parish, distinguished by the number 24 on the plans of the Bristol
and Exeter Railway, referred to is 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 railway diverging out of the said firstly mentioned in-
tended railway at Taleford, in the parish of Otter), Saint Mary, in
the county of Devon, on the north side of the road leading from
Taleford to Gosford, passing thence in, through, or into the several
parishes, townships, and extra parochial or other places of Ottery
Saint Mary, Tipton Saint John, Fen Ottery, otherwise Yen Ottery,
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dae of the road to
Harpford, Stopford, otherwise Stoford, Sidbury, Sidford, Salcombe
Regis, and Sidmouth, or some of them, in the county of Devon, and
parishs brewery,
wo of Sidmouth,aithteh westenr ee aoru theati
Exeter, with an extension line diverging
aid intended•
the north of the atores terminus,
about 25 chains to
thet ermfil
enladt terminating
adjoining
theag
into, the said parishes of Sidmouth, Sidbury,
passing in, through, or
some of them, and terminating in the said
and Salcombe Regis, or
and Sidmeuth, or one of them, in the
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parishes of Salcombe Regis
Ham field known as the Marsh or
adjoining the beach on the east
side of Sidmouth town.
the said firstly mentioned intended
Also a railway diverging out of
M d otherwise Lower
Id cald Common ea ,
railway in or near to a fie
to and in the occupation of William
Mead, now or lately belonging
Chard, in the county of Somerset,
Notley, situate in the
parish
of
the several parishes, townships,
passing thence in, through,
orinto,
and extra-parochial or other places of Thorncombe, in the counties
of Devon and Dorset, or one of them,
Chard, Cricket Saint Thomas,
Knoll Saint Giles, Cricket
Winsham, Chard Borough, Chaffcombe,
Malherbe, East Dowlish, otherwise Dowlish Wake, West Dowlish,
d Ilton or some of them,
tt Broadway.
Kingston, Dolga Ilminster, an
in the county of Somerset, and terminating in the said parish of ll-
minster, in or near to a field in that Parish, distinguished by the
number 41a in the plans of the Chard Canal Railway, referred to in
the Act authorising the construction thereof, and in or near to which
field the said intended railway is intended to form a junction with
the said Chard Canal Railway.
y me ntion intended
Also a raiiway diverging out of the said firstl
partly in the parish of
railway, in or near to an arable field situate
d partly in the parish of
Crewkerne, in the county of Somerset, au
belonging to William
Misterton, in the same county, now or lately
Hallett, deceased, and occupied by William Aphn, an s dsituate on
to Bridport, passing
the east aide of the road leading from Crewkerne
thence in, through, or into the several parishes of M sterton, Crow-
kerne, North Perrott, Haselbury Plucknett, and Mernott, in the
county of Somerset, and South Parrott, in the county of Dorset, or
sonic of them, and terminating in the said parish
of Crewkerne, n i 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, hereinbefore referred to passing thence in, through,
or into, the several parishes, townships, and extra-parochial or
other places of Bradpole, Bridport, Walditch, Bothenhampton,
Burton Bradstock, Allington, Loders, Symondsbury, Whitechurch,
Canonicorum, Netherbury, Pillesden, otherwise Pilsdon, Broad-
winsor, Bettiacombe, 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 of George Bradley and John Bradley, or one of h t em, 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 Piladen, Dettiscombe,
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 Ilales, and occupied by William Vallins, 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 an existing rights or privileges which would in any manner
Impede or interfere with the construction, maintenance, or use of the