Wigston Glen Parva railway station

Wigston Glen Parva
The site of the station in 2016
General information
Location	Glen Parva, Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52°34′52″N1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid reference	SP584985
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway [1]
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1882 [2]	opened for military use only
1 April 1884 [3]	Station opened as Glen Parva [4]
1887	Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva [5]
4 March 1968	Station closed
Location

Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

History

The station was opened in 1882 for military use, and on 1 April 1884 ^[6] for public use.

In 1950 the station won first prize in the London Midland Region Garden Competition. ^[7]

British Rail closed the station in 1968.

In 1986 BR opened a new station on the same line, South Wigston, about 300 m (330 yd) east of the site of Glen Parva.

Stationmasters

• Thomas Holmes 1884 - 1886 ^[8]
• William Henry Abbey 1886 - 1888 ^[8]
• Robert John Cross 1888 ^[8]
• Robert Hamp 1888 ^[8] - 1896 ^[9]
• William Chadwick 1892 - 1896 ^[9]
• Walter Vernon Scott 1896 - 1900 ^[9]
• Frederick John Sharpe 1900 - 1907 ^[10]
• Horace Steers 1907 ^[10] - ca. 1918
• Samuel Tweager ca. 1925
• J.J. Davies until 1929 ^[11] (also station master at Wigston Glen Parva, afterwards station master at Morecambe Promenade)
• T. Bond until 1940 ^[12] (also stationmaster at Glen Parva and Wigston Magna, afterwards station master at Barking)
• P. Wakefield ca. 1948
• F.S. Willsmer ca. 1950

Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Blaby Line open, station closed		L&NWR South Leicestershire Railway		Welford Road Line open, station closed
				Wigston Magna Line open, station closed

References

1. Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3.
2. "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
3. "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
4. Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN   0-7110-2798-6.
5. "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
6. "London and North Western Railway. Opening of Glen Parva Station" . Leicester Journal. England. 28 March 1884. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Wigston's Station new look wins first prize" . Leicester Daily Mercury. England. 4 September 1950. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "1875 -1890 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 88. 1875. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
9. "1889-1901 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 209. 1889. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
10. "1902-1911 Coaching". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 365. 1902. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
11. "Kibworth" . Market Harborough Advertiser and Mail. England. 11 January 1929. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Mr. T. Bond" . Essex Newsman. England. 27 January 1940. Retrieved 5 February 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.