| Description | Passing through parishes: St Pancras, Islington St Mary, Hornsey, Tottenham, Fryern [Friern] Barnet (all Middlesex); East Barnet (Hertfordshire); Monken Hadley, Enfield, South Mimms (all Middlesex); North Mimmes [Mimms]... Everton cum Tetworth, Tempsford, Little Barford (Bedfordshire); Eynesbury, St Neots, Little Paxton, Southoe, Diddington, Buckden, Brampton, Alconbury, Upton [cum] Coppingford, Sawtry Judith, Sawtry St Andrew, Connington [Conington], Glatton, Denton, Stilton, Folksworth, Morborn [Morborne], Haddon, Chesterton, Water Newton (all Huntingdonshire); Castor, Barnack (Northamptonshire); Stamford St George, Uffington... Skellingthorpe, Boultham, Lincoln St Mary le Wigford... Knaith, Lea, Gainsborough (all Lincolnshire)... Acaster Malbis, Bishopthorpe, York St Martin cum Gregory Micklegate, York St Mary Bishophill Snr, York Holy Trinity Micklegate, York St Mary Bishophill Jnr. Scheme includes branch to Bedford passing through parishes: Sandy, Blunham, Cople, Cardington, Willington, Bedford St Mary (all Bedfordshire) Some further parishes in Rutland and Nottinghamshire Full title: Direct Northern Railway from London to York by way of Lincoln n.b. book of reference forms two different books, both loose leaf, the larger format including Huntingdonshire southerly parishes Eynesbury-Alconbury, the smaller format including Huntingdonshire northerly parishes Upton-Water Newton. Engineers: Sir John Rennie and William Gravatt Solicitors: Johnston, Farquhar & Leech Historical note: scheme rejected by House of Commons, resubmitted via Grantham and Retford, with new branches, to Quarter Sessions of following November q.v. HCP/8/17 below |