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- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 254. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt ( ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
