Historic bridges · South West England
Treffry Viaduct
Treffry Viaduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Luxulyan · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Treffry Viaduct is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 50.3824°, -4.7353°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mid Cornwall Moors SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The viaduct crosses the Luxulyan Valley and is part of the Treffry Tramways. It forms an integral part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site. It is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and due to its poor condition is on Historic England's, Heritage at Risk Register.
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Background
History
In 1813, Joseph Austen inherited the estates of the Treffry family on the death of his mother's brother (he changed his name to Treffry in 1838). He began to develop the assets, particularly the mineral wealth, and saw that the Luxulyan Valley was a convenient route between the south coast and the high ground in mid Cornwall. Treffry's workers constructed a new artificial harbour, completed in 1829, at Par, along with a canal up the valley to Ponts Mill and an inclined plane railway to the Fowey Consols mine on Penpillick Hill. A leat from Luxulyan was constructed on the west of the valley to transport water power to the mine. Treffry acquired and planned to link the mines in Goss Moor and…
Visiting
It is free to visit the viaduct and open all year round. It can be walked across and viewed from across the valley. The viaduct is accessible via car as well as the Atlantic Coast Line from nearby Luxulyan. There are also many walks to the viaduct from St Blazey village and from Luxulyan railway station on the Newquay branch line which passes beneath the viaduct.
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- Coordinates
- 50.3824, -4.7353
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Luxulyan
- Postcode
- PL24 2SU
- Parliamentary constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Nearest railway station
- Luxulyan — 1.3 km
- Opening
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Sources
- osm: w1086486467 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Treffry Viaduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Aqueduct in Luxulyan Valley, Cornwall, UK..jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Treffry Viaduct?
- Treffry Viaduct is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL24 2SU), in the parish of Luxulyan.
- Is Treffry Viaduct a protected site?
- Yes — Treffry Viaduct is part of the Mid Cornwall Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Treffry Viaduct free to visit?
- Yes, Treffry Viaduct is free to enter.
- How do I get to Treffry Viaduct?
- The nearest railway station is Luxulyan, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL24 2SU.