Wingfield railway station

Wingfield

Wingfield railway station
Location
Place South Wingfield
Area Borough of Amber Valley
Operations
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
11 May 1840 Station opened
1 December 1848 renamed Wingfield (Alfreton)
then Wingfield for Alfreton
11 May 1862 renamed Wingfield
2 January 1967 Station closes[1]
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Wingfield railway station was a railway station built by the North Midland Railway on its line between Derby and Leeds which is now part of the Midland Main Line.

From Ambergate the line passes Wingfield with a station which closed in 1967 although the buildings, by Francis Thompson, remain, although in a derelict condition. Nearby is the ruined Wingfield Manor, one of the places where Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned.

In times past this area was important for coal mining, at Oakerthorpe, South Wingfield, with a branch to Shirland [2] [3]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. The North Midland Railway Guide, (1842) Republished 1973, Leeds: Turntable Enterprises
  3. Radford, B., (1988) Midland Through the Peak Unicorn Books

Coordinates: 53°05′51″N 1°25′35″W / 53.0975°N 1.4264°W / 53.0975; -1.4264

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