Aswarby and Scredington railway station

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]

Aswarby and Scredington
Station buildings are now a private home
Location
PlaceScredington
AreaNorth Kesteven
Grid referenceTF089407
Operations
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
History
2 January 1872Station opened as Scredington
1 February 1875Station renamed Aswarby and Scredington
22 September 1930Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
'Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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
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References

Notes
  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. Historic England. "Aswarby & Scredington Station (506743)". 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.

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