Fritwell & Somerton railway station
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Fritwell & Somerton railway station was on the to line of the Great Western Railway
, and was opened four years after the line, in September 1854. It was in the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire
.
It was soon decided that Somerton
needed a station. It was built south of the railway bridge in the village, and opened in 1855, being originally named Somerton.
A station at Somerton (Somerset) was opened on 2 July 1906, and to avoid confusion, the Oxfordshire station was renamed twice: first to Somerton Oxon also on 2 July 1906, then to Fritwell & Somerton on 1 October 1907, although the village of Fritwell
is 2 miles (3 km) away.
The goods service was withdrawn on 4 May 1964, and the passenger service ceased on 2 November 1964.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
, and was opened four years after the line, in September 1854. It was in the village of Somerton, Oxfordshire
Somerton, Oxfordshire
Somerton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell valley about northwest of Bicester.-Early history:More than a dozen Saxon or early Mediaeval graves have been discovered in the yard of Somerton's former Free School....
.
History
The line had been authorised as the Oxford and Rugby Railway, but had been absorbed by the GWR prior to its opening on 2 September 1850. No station was originally planned at Somerton — the nearest station to the village was , three miles to the south. The station at was closer by rail, being about 2.5 miles (4 km) to the north, but the road journey was about 5 miles (8 km).It was soon decided that Somerton
Somerton, Oxfordshire
Somerton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell valley about northwest of Bicester.-Early history:More than a dozen Saxon or early Mediaeval graves have been discovered in the yard of Somerton's former Free School....
needed a station. It was built south of the railway bridge in the village, and opened in 1855, being originally named Somerton.
A station at Somerton (Somerset) was opened on 2 July 1906, and to avoid confusion, the Oxfordshire station was renamed twice: first to Somerton Oxon also on 2 July 1906, then to Fritwell & Somerton on 1 October 1907, although the village of Fritwell
Fritwell
Fritwell is a village and civil parish about northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The parish's southern boundary is a stream that flows eastwards through Fewcott and past the villages of Fringford and Godington before entering Buckinghamshire where it becomes part of Padbury Brook, a tributary of...
is 2 miles (3 km) away.
The goods service was withdrawn on 4 May 1964, and the passenger service ceased on 2 November 1964.