Fenton Manor railway station
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Fenton Manor railway station was a station in the Fenton
area of Stoke-on-Trent
, opened in 1889 by the North Staffordshire Railway
on its line to Leek
. It was located on Victoria Road and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton
on the Stoke-Derby Line.
The station closed in 1956. The track is still in situ and although the buildings have gone, the platform edges can still be traced.
Fenton, Staffordshire
Fenton is one of the six towns of the Stoke-on-Trent conurbation which were federated in 1910. It is situated in the south-east of the city. Arnold Bennett called his fictionalised version of Stoke on Trent the "Five Towns", and Fenton has been dubbed the town Arnold Bennett...
area of Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, opened in 1889 by the North Staffordshire Railway
North Staffordshire Railway
The North Staffordshire Railway was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire....
on its line to Leek
Leek, Staffordshire
Leek is a market town in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. It is an ancient borough and was granted its royal charter in 1214.It is the administrative centre for the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council...
. It was located on Victoria Road and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton
Fenton railway station
Fenton railway station was opened in 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway on its line to Derby. It closed in 1961. It was located in Heron Cross and was one of two stations in the area, the other being Fenton Manor....
on the Stoke-Derby Line.
The station closed in 1956. The track is still in situ and although the buildings have gone, the platform edges can still be traced.