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Early railway companies often used boundary markers to show the edge of railway property. The '''GWR boundary markers ''' took the form of round metal plaques, normally with the words GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COS around the edge and the word BOUNDARY with the date in the centre; the date was also sometimes shown. These would usually be mounted on a short length of old broad-gauge track set into the ground.<ref>[http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/wayside_stones/boundary/railway/index.html Oxford History] (retrieved 25 August 2020)</ref>
A number of original GWR boundary markers on the Severn Valley Branch can still be seen in situ at or near their original locations. Two adjacent to [[Victoria Bridge]] are included in the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]].
==Shropshire==
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Boundary marker SO743856.jpg|½ mile south of [[Hampton Loade]], west of railway, near milepost 145Boundary marker Jackfield Halt 20180624.jpg | Near the site of the first [[Jackfield Halt]]
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