The Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) was a narrow gauge railway in Staffordshire, England that operated between 1904 and 1934. The line mainly carried milk from dairies in the region, acting as a feeder to the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 instandard gauge system. It also provided passenger services to the small villages and beauty spots along its route. The line was built to a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge and to the light rail standards provided by the Light Railways Act 1896 to reduce construction costs.
Ecton is a hamlet in the Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. It is near the Peak District. It is on the Manifold Way, an 8-mile (13 km) walk and cycle path that follows the line of the former Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway. Population details as at the 2011 census can be found under Ilam.
Blunsdon railway station is a station on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, a heritage line in Wiltshire, England. The first station on the site was built in 1895 to serve the villages of Blunsdon St Andrew and Broad Blunsdon, north of Swindon, and closed in 1937.
Sparrowlee a railway station on the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge line which ran for 8 miles between Hulme End and Waterhouses, in Staffordshire, and was initially operated by the North Staffordshire Railway before being taken over by the LMS. It served the village of Waterfall in Staffordshire, England.
Oldham Glodwick Road railway station opened on 1 November 1862 when the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) revised the termination of the branch to Oldham from its main-line at Greenfield.
Lees railway station opened on 5 July 1856 at Lees, Lancashire, when the London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) opened the branch from Greenfield to Oldham.
Abercarn railway station served the village of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire.
Ashbourne railway station formerly served the town of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. There have been two stations in the town. The first, opened in 1852, was operated by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR); it was replaced in 1899 by a station at a new location, jointly operated by the NSR and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). In 1923 the station passed into the ownership of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and in 1948 that of the London Midland Region of British Railways. It was finally closed to all traffic in 1963.
Wetton is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands in Staffordshire, England. It is in the Peak District and at the top of the east side of the Manifold Valley. The population recorded in the 2001 Census was 157. At the time of the 2011 Census the population was recorded under Ilam. This article describes the location, some of the main features of the village, and a number of places of historical or general interest in or near the village. These include Long Low, Wetton, a prehistoric burial site unique to England.
Rudyard railway station served the village of Rudyard, in Staffordshire, England.
Waterhouses railway station was a railway station that served the village of Waterhouses, Staffordshire, England. It was opened jointly by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) and the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway (L&MVLR) in 1905 and closed in 1943.
Black Bull railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.
Hulme End railway station is a disused railway station at Hulme End in Staffordshire, England.
Hullavington railway station served the civil parish of Hullavington, Wiltshire, England from 1903 to 1965 on the South Wales Main Line.
Butterton railway station was a station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway. It served the village of Butterton in Staffordshire, England. The site is now part of the Manifold Way including the Swainsley Tunnel.
Wetton Mill was a railway station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway serving the nearby Wetton Mill in Wetton, Staffordshire. It was in operation from 1904 to 1934. A painting of the station dating from 1905 by the railway artist C. Hamilton Ellis is now held by the National Railway Museum at York. The site now forms part of the Manifold Way.
Redhurst Crossing was a railway station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway, located between Wetton Mill railway station, Staffordshire and Thor's Cave railway station. Not much is documented about the halt, and the line which ran through it is now the Manifold Way.
Thor's Cave railway station was a station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway.It served Thor's Cave and the village of Wetton in Staffordshire, England. The station site is now part of the Manifold Way.
Grindon railway station was a station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway. It served the village of Grindon in Staffordshire. The site is now part of the Manifold Way.
Beeston Tor was a railway station which served the Beeston Tor and village of Grindon in Staffordshire, England. It opened in 1904 and closed in 1934 The site is now part of the Manifold Way.
