Cropredy | |
|---|---|
 Site of Cropredy station in 2000. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Great Bourton, District of Cherwell England |
| Grid reference | SP465462 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Oxford and Rugby Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1854 | Station opens |
| 1956 | Station closes |
Cropredy railway station was formerly a railway station on the Great Western Railway at Great Bourton, Oxfordshire, serving the village of Cropredy[1][2]. The station building was made of brick and wood[3], and there was a goods siding and goods shed from [4][5][6][7][8]
History
The Oxford and Rugby Railway had been built from Oxford northwards past Cropredy by 1852 [2]. It never reached Rugby, but at Fenny Compton it met the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway and thus became part of an important north–south main line[2].
The Great Western Railway took over the O&RR before it was completed, and opened Cropredy railway station in 1854 to serve the village of that name. The buildings were all wooden, situated on a brick platform in 1908. [3] British Railways closed the station in 1956[2]. The station was demolished and few traces remain[2]. The railway remains open as part of the Chiltern Main Line[2].
Routes
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Chiltern Main Line |
Fenny Compton Line open, station closed | ||
References
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- ^ "New Popular Edition Maps". www.npemap.org.uk.
- ^ a b c d e f "Parishes: Cropredy | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20110721193527/http://www.cropredyvillage.info/Walk%20round%20Cropredy.htm Cropredy station circa 1908
- ^ "Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
- ^ "Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
- ^ "Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
- ^ "Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
- ^ "Georeferenced Maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk.
External links
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