Sutton Bingham Halt railway station

Sutton Bingham Halt
The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Sutton Bingham, Somerset England
Coordinates	50°54′01″N2°38′34″W / 50.9003°N 2.6427°W / 50.9003; -2.6427
Grid reference	ST549114
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
19 July 1860 (1860-07-19)	Opened
1 April 1960	Goods services withdrawn
1 August 1960	Name changed to Sutton Bingham Halt
31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)	Closed
Location

Sutton Bingham Halt railway station served the hamlet of Sutton Bingham, Somerset, England, from 1860 to 1962 on the West of England line.

History

The station was opened on 19 July 1860 by the London and South Western Railway. It lost its goods services on 1 April 1960 and the suffix 'Halt' was added to its name on 1 August of the same year, although it was still staffed. It closed on 31 December 1962 ^[1] but the signal box was still used until 1965. ^[2]

Stationmasters

The following table is based on newspaper reports, census records and railway employment records. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Name	Dates in office	Reason for leaving	Date of birth	Place of birth
Edward Brown	1860-1874	Promoted	1823	Midson, Berkshire
George Robert Henderson	1874-1880	Died	1822	St Marylebone, London
James Castleman	1880-1899	Died	1826	Sutton Scotney, Hampshire
Charles Gosling	1899-1909	Retired	1840	Long Burton, Dorset
Henry Badcock	1910-1923	Retired	1856	Pyworthy, Devon
William Rowden	1924-1932+	?	1868	Bow, Devon

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 411. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Salisbury to Exeter Stations (Page 2)". TrainWeb. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Yeovil". Southern Times and Dorset County Herald. 13 June 1874. p. 6.
4. "Presentation". Western Gazette. 12 March 1880. p. 5.
5. "Sutton Bingham". Western Gazette. 25 August 1899. p. 6.
6. "Axminster". Chard and Ilminster News. 4 November 1899. p. 5.
7. "The Week in Exeter". Western Times. 22 April 1910. p. 10.
8. "Killed by Train". Western Gazette. 19 August 1932. p. 3.
9. L.S.W.R. employment records for Henry Badcock and William Rowden.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Yeovil Junction Line and station open		London and South Western Railway West of England line		Crewkerne Line and station open