Wretham and Hockham railway station

Wretham and Hockham
Wretham and Hockham
	An old postcard of the station
General information
Location	Wretham, Hockham ; England
Grid reference	TL926908
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Thetford and Watton Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway
Key dates
28 January 1869	Opened as 'Wretham'
1 November 1893	Renamed 'Wretham and Hockham'
15 June 1964	Closed
Location
Location

Last updated November 19, 2025

Wretham and Hockham railway station was a station in Norfolk serving the villages of Wretham and Hockham. It was on the Crab and Winkle line between Swaffham and Thetford. The station was opened for goods traffic on 28 January 1869 and for passengers on 18 October 1869. It was taken over by Great Eastern Railway on 21 July 1879.^[1] It closed in 1964.^[2]^[3] The station is now a private residence.^[1]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Stow Bedon Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)		Roudham Junction Line and station closed

References

1 2 3 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wretham_and_hockham/index.shtml
↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.
↑ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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[wrethamhockham-1] 1 2 3 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/wretham_and_hockham/index.shtml

[2] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.

[3] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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