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Forder is a village near Saltash in Cornwall, England. [1]

Forder viaduct was formerly at Milepost 252.25, 1.25 miles (2.0 km) west of Saltash ( 50°23′42″N4°13′52″W / 50.395087°N 4.231024°W / 50.395087; -4.231024 (Forder) ). It was a Class C viaduct 67 feet (20 m) high and 606 feet (185 m) long on 16 trestles. It was demolished after the line was diverted to a more inland alignment on 19 May 1908. [2]

The village made headlines after a lorry became wedged between a house and a wall on a narrow street after the driver took a wrong turning on the morning of 30 September 2024. [3]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN   978-0-319-23287-3.
  2. Binding, John (1993). Brunel's Cornish Viaducts. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishing/Historical Model Railway Society. p. 63. ISBN   0-906899-56-7.
  3. "Lorry gets stuck in narrow village lane near Saltash". BBC News. BBC. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.

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