Drewton Tunnel
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Drewton Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel on the now closed Hull to Barnsley railway line - grid reference SE 952 335, western portal and SE 971 337, eastern portal. The tunnel is cut through chalk and the lining is a mix of bare chalk walls and brick. The first rail traffic used the tunnel in 1885. Drewton Tunnel is one of the longest disused tunnels in the United Kingdom at a length of 1 mile 354 yards (1.933 km), and lies to the east of the shorter Sugar Loaf Tunnel and Weedley Tunnel.
Wikimedia, Wikidata
United Kingdom, 
- ALW Research Team page@
- Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age page@
Location: 53.7885, -0.5417, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
8 places
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Skirlaugh Holderness District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Yorkshire, UK -
Wawne Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker -
Grotto ⓘ
grotto in Brocklesby, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK -
Nafferton Wold Quarry ⓘ
quarry in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK -
Drewton Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in England -
Humber Gas Tunnel ⓘ
natural gas pipeline tunnel in Northern England -
Sugar Loaf Tunnel ⓘ
disused railway tunnel in Yorkshire, England -
Weedley Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel
Drewton Tunnel Air VentDrewton Tunnel Air Vent
Drewton Tunnel West PortalDrewton Tunnel West Portal
Drewton Tunnel airshaftDrewton Tunnel airshaft
Drewton Tunnel
Drewton Tunnel
Drewton TunnelDrewton Tunnel| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | ALW Research Team page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | bunker | Skirlaugh Holderness District Council Emergency Centre | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Wawne Anti-Aircraft Operations Room | Royal Air Force, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotto | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Nafferton Wold Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Drewton Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Humber Gas Tunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Sugar Loaf Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Weedley Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel Air Vent | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel Air Vent | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel West Portal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel West Portal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel airshaft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel airshaft | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Drewton Tunnel | Commons | ||
