Wetton Mill railway station

Wetton Mill
Site of the former station
General information
Location	Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands England
Coordinates	53°06′06″N1°51′36″W / 53.1018°N 1.8600°W / 53.1018; -1.8600
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leek and Manifold Light Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 June 1904 (1904-06-29) [1]	Opened
12 March 1934 (1934-03-12) [1]	Closed
Location

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. ^[2] The site now forms part of the Manifold Way. ^[3]

Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
Legend
Hulme End Ecton Butterton Wetton Mill Redhurst Crossing Thor's Cave Grindon Beeston Tor Sparrowlee Waterhouses North Staffordshire Railway to Leek
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Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Redhurst Crossing		Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway		Butterton

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 452. OCLC   931112387.
2. "Travel in 1905 (Wetton Mill)". Art UK . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
3. "Wetton Mill via the Manifold Way". Lets GO Peak District. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

External links

• Entry for Wetton Mill railway station on Railscot