Kirkby Bentinck railway station

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Kirkby Bentinck
Site of former Kirkby Bentinck station, 2000 (geograph 3725232).jpg
Site of the former station, seen in 2000
General information
Location Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield District
England
Coordinates 53°05′42″N1°16′19″W / 53.095°N 1.272°W / 53.095; -1.272
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 January 1893Opened
4 March 1963Closed

Kirkby Bentinck railway station served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Annesley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway on the section between Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria. [1] The station was opened in January 1893 and closed in March 1963 after 70 years in service. [2] Until 1 August 1925 it was named Kirkby & Pinxton station, and it appeared on Ordnance Survey maps as Kirkby & Bentinck station. [1]

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Present day

Nothing remains of Kirkby Bentinck station apart from two concrete poles that held the station sign and the station master's house on Church Hill. [1] The site is now used for agriculture.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kirkby Bentinck Station". Disused Stations Site Records. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Historic England Research Records Kirkby Bentinck Station". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

Former services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hollin Well and Annesley
Line and station closed
  Great Central Railway
London Extension
  Tibshelf Town
Line and station closed