Huttons Ambo railway station
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Huttons Ambo railway station was a minor railway station
serving the twin villages of High Hutton and Low Hutton, and the village of Menethorpe, on the York to Scarborough Line
.
The villages were previously known as Hutton on the Hill and Hutton on Derwent. They were coupled together in 1589 (Yorkshire Fines, Tudor, m., p. 107).
The station was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway
. It closed in 1966.The last station master was Mr Ken Collinson The station was originally just named Hutton, but was renamed Huttons Ambo on 1 February 1885.
At one time, mathematician Karl Pearson
's grandfather was stationmaster here, and John Cariss was porter.
In 1913, legislation was passed for a narrow gauge railway to Burythorpe
, but this was never implemented.
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serving the twin villages of High Hutton and Low Hutton, and the village of Menethorpe, on the York to Scarborough Line
York to Scarborough Line
The York to Scarborough Line runs between the city of York, England, and the town of Scarborough. Towns and villages served along the way are Malton, Norton-on-Derwent and Seamer.-History:...
.
The villages were previously known as Hutton on the Hill and Hutton on Derwent. They were coupled together in 1589 (Yorkshire Fines, Tudor, m., p. 107).
The station was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
. It closed in 1966.The last station master was Mr Ken Collinson The station was originally just named Hutton, but was renamed Huttons Ambo on 1 February 1885.
At one time, mathematician Karl Pearson
Karl Pearson
Karl Pearson FRS was an influential English mathematician who has been credited for establishing the disciplineof mathematical statistics....
's grandfather was stationmaster here, and John Cariss was porter.
In 1913, legislation was passed for a narrow gauge railway to Burythorpe
Burythorpe
Burythorpe is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about four miles south of Malton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 289....
, but this was never implemented.