Aswarby and Scredington railway station
Aswarby and Scredington | |
|---|---|
 Station buildings are now a private home | |
| General information | |
| Location | Scredington, North Kesteven England |
| Grid reference | TF089407 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 January 1872 | Station opened as 'Scredington |
| 1 February 1875 | Station renamed Aswarby and Scredington |
| 22 September 1930 | Station 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
[edit]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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- ^ Historic England. "Aswarby & Scredington Station (506743)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Old Maps UK:1889 1:2500 Aswarby Station, co-ords 509200,340900". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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
[edit]- Aswarby and Scredington Station on navigable OS map
- England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series. Ordnance Survey. 1891. p. 115/NE.; Aswarby station on 1891 OS map.