Ecton railway station

Ecton
The site of the station in 1993
General information
Location	Ecton and Warslow, Staffordshire Moorlands England
Coordinates	53°07′21″N1°51′31″W / 53.1224°N 1.8585°W / 53.1224; -1.8585
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leek and Manifold Light Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 June 1904 (1904-06-29) [1]	Opened
12 March 1934 (1934-03-12) [1]	Closed
Location

Ecton railway station was a station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway. It served the hamlet of Ecton and village of Warslow in Staffordshire, England. It opened to the public on 29 June 1904 and was in operation for almost thirty years prior to its closure on 12 March 1934. ^[2] Ecton Creamery opened in 1920 and the line was used for transporting Stilton cheese. ^[3] An Ordnance Survey map published in 1922 shows a branch line running to the cheese factory. ^[4] Milk was transported by road from 1932, leading to a decline in revenue for the railway. In 1937, owner London, Midland & Scottish Railway gifted the track bed to Staffordshire County Council for a public right of way, pioneering such transfers in Britain. ^[3] Today, the site is part of the Manifold Way that runs between Hulme End and Waterhouses.

Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
Legend
Hulme End Ecton Butterton Wetton Mill Redhurst Crossing Thor's Cave Grindon Beeston Tor Sparrowlee Waterhouses North Staffordshire Railway to Leek
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Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Butterton		Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway		Hulme End

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 169. OCLC   931112387.
2. Quick, Michael (September 2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 179. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
3. Holland, Julian (31 October 2008). Discovering Britain's Little Trains. AA Publishing. pp. 75, 83. ISBN   978-0-7495-5889-5 – via Internet Archive.
4. "Staffordshire IX.6 (Butterton; Warslow And Elkstones; Wetton)". maps.nls.uk. Southampton: Ordnance Survey. 1922. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

External links

• An early view of the railway line near Ecton