Aswarby and Scredington railway station

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Aswarby and Scredington
Scredington Station - geograph.org.uk - 154559.jpg
Station buildings are now a private home
LocationScredington, North Kesteven
England
Grid referenceTF089407
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 January 1872Station opened as 'Scredington
1 February 1875Station renamed Aswarby and Scredington
22 September 1930Station closed

Aswarby and Scredington railway station was a station close to Scredington, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed in 1930.[1][2] It was originally shown on maps as Aswarby Station,[3] but by 1905 it was shown as Aswarby and Scredington Station.[4]

History[]

Opened by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, and was then closed by that company.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sleaford   Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford Railway 		  Billingborough and Horbling

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. ^ Historic England. "Aswarby & Scredington Station (506743)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Old Maps UK:1889 1:2500 Aswarby Station, co-ords 509200,340900". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Old Maps UK:1905 1:2500 Aswarby & Scredington Station, co-ords 509200,340900". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2010.

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.

External links[]

Coordinates: 52°57′17.3″N 0°22′50.5″W / 52.954806°N 0.380694°W / 52.954806; -0.380694

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