Geography
The main obstacle to building a railway was the Greensand Ridge south of Maidstone, with the villages of Chart Sutton and Town Sutton (Sutton Valence) on the ridge. The line from Paddock Wood to Maidstone had already taken the only gap in the ridge south of the town. But the River Loose had cut a channel into the ridge, which could possibly be used to drive a railway through to reach the top of the ridge.
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Famous quotes containing the word geography:
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—Derek Wall (b. 1965)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)