The Otterbourne Road: A brief history of tracks, routes and roads in Compton & Shawford with references to J.S.Drew and J.P.Williams-Freeman
Content with category: Roads and Transport
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Shawford Train derailment: In July 1952, after the driver misread a signal, a northbound train jumped the points just south of Shawford and was derailed.
The Ancient Roads of Compton, by J.S.Drew, appeared in five parts in the Compton Parish Magazine from September 1937 to January 1938.
Short history of the Itchen Navigation, commercially important since before Norman times, until operation ceased in 1869.
An investigation into the ancient yews lining the pathways in our parish.