West Somerset Mineral Railway Act 1855
WHEREAS Iron Ore has lately been found in the Brendon Hills in the County of Somerset, and it is important for the working thereof that additional Facilities for Communication between the Brendon Hills and the Coal and Iron Districts in South Wales be provided, and it is expedient for that Purpose that the Harbour, Port, and Quay of Watchet (in this Act called the Harbour) be improved and regulated, and that a Railway between the Harbour and the Brendon Hills be made and maintained: And where...