Welham Junction

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A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (lower right) railways around Welham Junction Leicester & Wigston Drayton, Luffenham, Marefield, Market Harborough & Welham RJD 48.jpg
A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (lower right) railways around Welham Junction

Welham Junction was a railway junction named after the village of Welham, Leicestershire, although the junction itself lay within the parish of Weston by Welland, Northamptonshire. It was the junction where the line from Market Harborough split, with one route heading eastwards towards Stamford and one north towards Nottingham. [1] Just to the east was Ashley and Weston railway station, and to the north was Hallaton railway station.

Welham, Leicestershire human settlement in United Kingdom

Welham is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Welham lies 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Market Harborough. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Welland, which forms the border with the neighbouring county of Northamptonshire. The population is included in the civil parish of Slawston.

Weston by Welland village in the United Kingdom

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

Coordinates: 52°31′11″N0°52′14″W / 52.51970°N 0.87052°W / 52.51970; -0.87052

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