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Bretton Bridge

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existed. The path of the old line can clearly be seen through the country park in Broughton, where a swerve now exists following the old line of the railway. Residents in neighbouring properties (The Boulevard) found remains of railway sleepers in back gardens in the late 1980s.
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The bridge still exists today, although its use has changed from a road to a public
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Index

Monk Bretton Bridge
Flintshire
Wales
Broughton
Bretton
footpath
railway
Kinnerton
"Bretton Bridge"
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Flintshire
Bagillt
Buckley
Caerwys
Deeside
Connah's Quay
Queensferry
Saltney
Shotton
Flint
Holywell
Mold

Abermorddu
Afonwen
Alltami
Aston Park
Bretton

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