Brock railway station

Brock
The site of the station in 1970, with the former stationmaster's house on the right
General information
Location	Myerscough and Bilsborrow, Borough of Wyre England
Coordinates	53°51′33″N2°44′36″W / 53.8593°N 2.7434°W / 53.8593; -2.7434
Grid reference	SD512406
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
August 1849 (1849-08)	Opened
1 May 1939 (1939-05-01)	Closed
Location Brock Location in the present-day Wyre borough Show map of the Borough of Wyre Brock Location in present-day Lancashire Show map of Lancashire

Brock railway station served the hamlet of Brock near Bilsborrow, Lancashire, England, from 1849 to 1939 on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway.

History

The station opened in August 1849 by the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway. It replaced Roebuck, which was to the south. To the west was a siding and underneath the platforms was the River Brock. The station closed on 1 May 1939. ^[1]

Since 2012, the site of the demolished stationmaster's house and a terrace of four railway cottages has become a nature reserve protected by the Fields in Trust charity. ^[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 92. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Old Brock Station Pocket Nature Reserve". Fields in Trust. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Garstang and Catterall Line open, station closed		Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway		Barton and Broughton Line open, station closed