Grimstone Viaduct
Encyclopedia
The Grimstone Viaduct is a railway bridge on the Castle Cary
-Weymouth "Heart of Wessex"
line. It passes over the road from Grimstone
to Sydling St. Nicholas
and Sydling Water
flows underneath it. It is in the hamlet of Grimstone
at the western edge of the parish
of Stratton
.
The viaduct is directly north of Grimstone and Frampton railway station
.
Castle Cary
Castle Cary is a market town and civil parish in south Somerset, England, north west of Wincanton and south of Shepton Mallet.The town is situated on the River Cary, a tributary of the Parrett.-History:...
-Weymouth "Heart of Wessex"
Heart of Wessex Line
The Heart of Wessex Line, also known as the Bristol to Weymouth line, is a United Kingdom railway line that runs from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth...
line. It passes over the road from Grimstone
Grimstone
Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset.The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.Grimstone's...
to Sydling St. Nicholas
Sydling St Nicholas
Sydling St Nicholas is a village in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It is situated in the West Dorset district of the county, about nine miles northwest of the county town of Dorchester. It is sited on Sydling Water, a tributary of the River Frome. Sydling Water divides upon entering the...
and Sydling Water
Sydling Water
The Sydling Water is an eight km long river in Dorset, England, which flows from north to south from Up Sydling until it joins the River Frome near Grimstone....
flows underneath it. It is in the hamlet of Grimstone
Grimstone
Grimstone is a hamlet at the confluence of Sydling Water and the River Frome in the western part of the civil parish of Stratton, Dorset.The Great Western Railway opened Grimstone and Frampton railway station and Grimstone Viaduct in 1857 and British Railways closed the station in 1966.Grimstone's...
at the western edge of the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Stratton
Stratton, Dorset
Stratton is a civil parish in West Dorset, England, in the Frome valley about north-west of Dorchester. The parish includes the village itself and the hamlets of Grimstone, Ash Hill and Wrackleford, all of which lie on or near main road, the A37. Ash Hill is a small estate east of the village near...
.
The viaduct is directly north of Grimstone and Frampton railway station
Grimstone and Frampton railway station
Grimstone and Frampton railway station was a station on the Wiltshire, Somerset & Weymouth Railway, part of the Great Western Railway between Maiden Newton and Dorchester. It was in the hamlet of Grimstone which was in the parish of Stratton but also relatively close to the parish of Frampton which...
.