Aswarby and Scredington railway station

Aswarby and Scredington
Station buildings are now a private home
General information
Location	Scredington, North Kesteven England
Grid reference	TF089407
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 January 1872	Station opened as 'Scredington
1 February 1875	Station renamed Aswarby and Scredington
22 September 1930	Station closed
Location

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.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Sleaford		Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway		Billingborough and Horbling

References

Notes

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
2. Historic England. "Aswarby & Scredington Station (506743)". Research records (formerly 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. (October 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. OL   11956311M.
• 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.

External links

• Aswarby and Scredington Station on navigable OS map
• England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series. Ordnance Survey. 1891. p. 115/NE.; Aswarby station on 1891 OS map.

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