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Clay Cross is a town and a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It is a former industrial and mining town, about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Chesterfield. It is directly on the A61. Surrounding settlements include North Wingfield, Tupton, Pilsley and Ashover.
The Ashover Light Railway was a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge railway in Derbyshire, England that connected Clay Cross and Ashover. It was built by the Clay Cross Company to transport minerals such as limestone, fluorite, barytes and gritstone to its works at Clay Cross and for transport around the country by the LMS.
The River Amber is a left bank tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. It gives its name to the local government district and borough of Amber Valley.
Ogston Reservoir is a reservoir operated by Severn Trent Water in Derbyshire. It is near the villages of Brackenfield and Ashover and the town of Clay Cross.
Ashover is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,905, increasing to 1,959 for the 2021 census. It sits in a valley, not far from the town of Matlock and the Peak District national park.
Stretton railway station was a railway station at Stretton, Derbyshire, England built by the North Midland Railway.
Clay Cross railway station was a railway station built by the North Midland Railway in 1840. It served the town of Clay Cross in Derbyshire, England.
There were more than a thousand British narrow-gauge railways ranging from large, historically significant common carriers to small, short-lived industrial railways. Many notable events in British railway history happened on narrow-gauge railways including the first use of steam locomotives, the first public railway and the first preserved railway.
Holmgate is a hamlet and nearby housing estate between Clay Cross and Ashover, in the district of North East Derbyshire, England.
Ashover Butts railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashover in Derbyshire, England. It was the terminus of the 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge Ashover Light Railway.
The Clay Cross Company was founded as George Stephenson and Co. in 1837 by the railway pioneer, George Stephenson. The company established coal mines, ironworks, brickworks and pipe factories at Clay Cross near Chesterfield. The company was closed in 1998.
Clay Cross and Egstow railway station the terminus of the Ashover Light Railway and it served the Egstow area of Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station had an unusually large nameboard which stood on the single low platform. There was a wooden station building consisting of an open-fronted wooden shelter, which had the manager's office on one side, and on the other what was intended as a parcels office, but was actually used as a general storeroom. The station was the only one on the line to enjoy electric lighting. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and is now occupied by a road called Bridge Street.
Chesterfield Road railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the village of Old Tupton, near Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station was situated just before a large bridge that went over the Chesterfield to Derby road. It had a small wooden shelter, and was accessed by a flight of steps down to the road. It was one of the busier stations on the line because buses passed at half-hourly intervals. In 1940, the wooden shelter was destroyed in a gale, and the pieces were used to construct a small store-shed at the back of the Clay Cross locomotive shed. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and nothing remains of the station or trackbed.
Holmgate railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the Holmgate area of Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station had a siding capable of holding around six wagons. It was provided with a small wooden shelter and a telephone box. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and is grazed to the ground.
Springfield railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the western area of Clay Cross in North East Derbyshire, England. The station consisted of nothing more than a nameboard at a point where the line was crossed by a footpath. After closure in 1950 the site was demolished and nothing remains of the station or trackbed.
Woolley railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the small village of Woolley Moor in North East Derbyshire, England. The station had a wooden shelter and a telephone box. As well as a platelayers hut. It was located just north of Ogston Reservoir, passenger traffic was initially good. After closure in 1950, the site was demolished and nothing remains of the station but the trackbed is visible although the section to Stretton has been submerged.
Dale Bank railway station served the hamlet of Dalebank, Derbyshire, England, from 1925 to 1936 on the Ashover Light Railway.
Fallgate railway station co-served the village of Milltown, Derbyshire, England, from 1925 to 1936 on the Ashover Light Railway.
Salter Lane railway station co-served the village of Ashover, Derbyshire, England, from 1925 to 1936 on the Ashover Light Railway.
Hurst Lane railway station served the hamlet of Ogston, North East Derbyshire, England, from 1925 to 1936 on the Ashover Light Railway.
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