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First notification in a local Banbury paper about the Ironstone deposits at Edge Hill. German Prisoners of war to be used. Date. 5 April 1917. |
27 August 1917. Local Press reporting on the proposal for a Light Railway in Edge Hill. Also some war news. |
20 September 1917. A nearby village Parish Council was in favour of the scheme. |
4 October 1917. Details of the scheme in a local paper. |
An Inquiry in Banbury was held because a lot of local land owners were not happy about the scheme. The scheme was reduced to not affect their lands. 22 November 1917. |