Kirkby Bentinck railway station explained

Kirkby Bentinck
Status:Disused
Borough:Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield District
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pregroup:Great Central Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:2 January 1893
Events:Opened
Years1:4 March 1963
Events1:Closed
Coordinates:53.095°N -1.272°W

Kirkby Bentinck railway station served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Annesley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway on the section between Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria.[1] The station was opened in January 1893 and closed in March 1963 after 70 years in service.[2] Until 1 August 1925 it was named Kirkby & Pinxton station, and it appeared on Ordnance Survey maps as Kirkby & Bentinck station.

Present day

Nothing remains of Kirkby Bentinck station apart from two concrete poles that held the station sign and the station master's house on Church Hill. The site is now used for agriculture.

References

  1. Web site: Kirkby Bentinck Station. Disused Stations Site Records. 6 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Historic England Research Records Kirkby Bentinck Station. www.heritagegateway.org.uk. 6 June 2021.

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