Flordon railway station
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Flordon railway station was a station in Flordon
, Norfolk
. It opened in 1849 when the line from London
to Norwich
was constructed. It was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe
.
Flordon
-Parish data:It covers an area of and had a population of 263 in 110 households as of the 2001 census. This is not an especially significant increase from the 1881 census at which time 178 people were living there.-Village data:...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. It opened in 1849 when the line from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
was constructed. It was closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
.