John O' Gaunt railway station
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John O' Gaunt railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Twyford
and Burrough on the Hill
, Leicestershire
on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
. It opened in 1879 as Burrow & Twyford and was renamed John O' Gaunt in 1883. It closed to regular traffic in 1953. To the south of the station was Marefield Junction.
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Twyford, Leicestershire
Twyford is in the south of the parish of Twyford and Thorpe, and the name is derived from the two fords in the village. There are two churches in the village; St Andrew , which is a Grade I listed building with some parts dated from the 12th century, and a Methodist church.The other main focal...
and Burrough on the Hill
Burrough on the Hill
Burrough on the Hill is a small village south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.It has a population of between 150-200 and the parish church is St.Mary.Close by is the country park of Burrough Hill, an Iron Age hill fort...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and the London and North Western Railway in east Leicestershire.-Location:...
. It opened in 1879 as Burrow & Twyford and was renamed John O' Gaunt in 1883. It closed to regular traffic in 1953. To the south of the station was Marefield Junction.