Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Chipping Campden railway station

Coordinates: 52°03′18″N 1°45′19″W / 52.0550°N 1.7552°W / 52.0550; -1.7552
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chipping Campden
The station site in 2006.
General information
LocationChipping Campden, Cotswold
England
Coordinates52°03′18″N 1°45′19″W / 52.0550°N 1.7552°W / 52.0550; -1.7552
Grid referenceSP168397
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 June 1853Opened as Mickleton
?Renamed Campden
February 1952Renamed Chipping Campden
3 January 1966 (1966-01-03)Closed

Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a former railway station on the Cotswold Line, which served the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England.

History

[edit]

The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages. The section between Evesham and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of Oxford, was opened on 4 June 1853;[1] the station at Campden was opened at the same time and was named Mickleton.[2] It was later renamed Campden[3] and became Chipping Campden in February 1952.[4] It closed on 3 January 1966.[5]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mickleton Halt
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
  Blockley
Line open, station closed

The site today

[edit]

The Cotswold Line is still in operation, with trains between Oxford and Hereford passing through the former station site; all buildings and platforms have been demolished.

There are proposals for a new station at Chipping Campden.[6]

References

[edit]

Citations

[edit]
  1. ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 498, 867.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 158
  3. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 158, 52
  4. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 52, 60
  5. ^ Butt 1995, p. 60
  6. ^ "8.6 Chipping Campden". Local Plan Reg. 18 Consultation: Development Strategy and Site Allocations January 2015. Cotswold Council. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

Sources

[edit]
[edit]