Thread: Why did the Metropolitan Railway go to Verney Junction?
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Old August 31st 12, 07:00 AM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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Default Why did the Metropolitan Railway go to Verney Junction?
On 30/08/2012 14:25, d wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:14:06 +0100
"Tim Roll-Pickering" wrote:
d wrote:

Where I lived as a small child was well outside what people generally
recognised as London. It is now well inside what people generally
recognise as London. Even the county has been absorbed into London.

Probably the most accurate definition today would be any built up area
within the M25.

Cue howls of protest from the likes of Epsom and Watford...

Tough )

Apart from about 3 fields the built up part of watford is contiguous all the
way to central london.

B2003


Crap, there is farmland on both London Road and Oxhey Lane.

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