What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: On April 3rd 1856 The Right Hon Miss Seymour dug the first turf for The Salisbury and Yeovil Railway which opened on May 2nd 1859
The Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, inaugurated in 1856 and operational by 1859, was a significant addition to Victorian railway networks, facilitating transportation between Wiltshire and Somerset.
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