Aswarby and Scredington railway station explained

Aswarby and Scredington
Status:Disused
Borough:Scredington, North Kesteven
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Great Northern Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:2 January 1872
Events:Station opened as Scredington
Years1:1 February 1875
Events1:Station renamed Aswarby and Scredington
Years2:22 September 1930
Events2: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

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.

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External links

Aswarby station on 1891 OS map.52.9548°N -0.3807°W

Notes and References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. 506743. Aswarby & Scredington Station. 2010-12-15.
  3. Web site: Old Maps UK:1889 1:2500 Aswarby Station, co-ords 509200,340900 . 2010-11-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430134621/http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html . 30 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: Old Maps UK:1905 1:2500 Aswarby & Scredington Station, co-ords 509200,340900 . 2010-11-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430134621/http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html . 30 April 2012 .