Bideford Extension Railway Act 1853
WHEREAS the making of a Railway in extension of the North Devon Railway from its Terminus at Fremington Pill in the Parish of Fremington in the County of Devon to the Town of Bideford would be of great public Advantage: And whereas the Persons herein-after named, together with other Persons, are willing at their own Expense to carry such Undertaking into execution; but the same cannot be effected without the Authority of Parliament: May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted;...