Ashbury railway station
Encyclopedia
This article refers to the former LSWR station in Devon; for the similarly named station in Manchester see Ashburys railway station
.
Ashbury railway station was located on the Okehampton to Bude Line 3¾ miles east of Halwill Junction
, and served the hamlet of Ashbury
and the village of North Lew in the English
county of Devon
.
, the station was absorbed by the Southern Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923, The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. The station was subsequently closed by the British Railways Board
.
Ashburys railway station
This article refers to the ex Great Central Railway station in Manchester; for the similarly named former LSWR station in Devon see Ashbury railway station.Ashburys railway station in Openshaw serves Beswick and West Gorton in Manchester, England...
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Ashbury railway station was located on the Okehampton to Bude Line 3¾ miles east of Halwill Junction
Halwill Junction railway station
Halwill Junction Railway Station was a railway station near the villages of Halwill and Beaworthy in Devon. It opened in 1879 and formed an important junction between the now-closed Bude Branch and North Cornwall line...
, and served the hamlet of Ashbury
Ashbury, Devon
Ashbury is a village in Devon, England. It is 5 miles south-west of Hatherleigh. Its population is 65.In 1912 a William Dennis, born in the village in 1886, died in the Titanic disaster.-External links:*...
and the village of North Lew in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
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History
Opened by the London and South Western RailwayLondon and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
, the station was absorbed by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923, The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways
Southern Region of British Railways
The Southern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992. The region covered south London, southern England and the south coast, including the busy commuter belt areas of Kent, Sussex...
on nationalisation in 1948. The station was subsequently closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
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