Ashbury railway station explained

Ashbury
Status:Disused
Borough:Ashbury, West Devon
Country:England
Original:London and South Western Railway
Pregroup:London and South Western Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:20 January 1879
Events:Station opens as Ashbury
Years1:April 1890
Events1:Station renamed Ashbury and North Lew
Years2:by 4 July 1937
Events2:Station renamed Ashbury for North Lew
Years3:BR
Events3:Station renamed Ashbury
Years4:3 October 1966
Events4:Station closed

Ashbury railway station was located on the Okehampton–Bude line 3¾ miles east of Halwill Junction, and served the hamlet of Ashbury and the village of Northlew in the English county of Devon.

History

Opened by the London and South Western Railway, the station was absorbed by the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, In 1948 with nationalisation the station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways and later Western Region of British Railways. The station was subsequently closed by the British Railways Board.

References

50.7464°N -4.1511°W