Rowton Halt | |
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Location | Rowton, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52°46′28″N2°33′16″W / 52.7745°N 2.5544°W Coordinates: 52°46′28″N2°33′16″W / 52.7745°N 2.5544°W |
Grid reference | SJ627199 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
29 June 1935 | Opened |
1963 | Closed |
Rowton Halt railway station was a station in Rowton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1935 and closed in 1963. The halt was located to the south of a road over bridge and there were steps down to the platforms. The site of the halt has now been infilled.
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Waverton is a village and civil parish on the outskirts of Chester in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies about 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Chester High Cross, 19 miles (31 km) south of Liverpool and 33 miles (53 km) south west of Manchester. It is almost continuous with the village of Rowton to the north west and that in turn is almost continuous with Christleton. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 1,587.Waverton is a very rural area with lots of fields and farms
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Rowton (1826–1841) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the St Leger Stakes in 1829. He was lightly campaigned during his racing career, competing in eleven races in five seasons and winning seven times. Until his last competitive season he was raced exclusively in Yorkshire running only at the meetings at York in August and Doncaster in September. Apart from the St Leger, his wins included the York Two-year-old Stake, the Great Subscription Purse and a division of the Oatlands Stakes. On his final appearance he ran a dead heat for the Ascot Gold Cup before being beaten in a run-off by the filly Camarine. After three seasons at stud in England he was exported to the United States where he died in 1841.
Rowton is a civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, England. It contains four buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II. This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". Apart from the village of Rowton, the parish is rural. The listed buildings consist of two farmhouses, farmbuildings, and a semi-derelict building that has a traditional association with the Civil War.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Ellerdine Halt Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Wellington and Drayton Railway | Crudgington Line and station closed |