New Longton and Hutton railway station
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Hutton and Howick was a railway station on the West Lancashire Railway
West Lancashire Railway
The West Lancashire Railway ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England.-History:Construction was started by Samuel Swire the Mayor of Southport, on 19 April 1873....

 in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was over a mile from each of the villages of Hutton
Hutton, Lancashire
Hutton is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England. It is located south west of Preston, in the South Ribble borough and parliamentary constituency.-History:...

 and Howick Cross
Howick Cross
Howick Cross is a small hamlet and civil parish in Lancashire, England. The hamlet is predominantly made up of a small community, a primary school, various farms and an electrical substation. The parish is located near the village of Hutton....

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The coming of the railway attracted a settlement around the station which grew into the village of New Longton
New Longton
New Longton is a village located to the south west of Preston, in the district of South Ribble, in the county of Lancashire, North West of England...

. The station was subsequently renamed New Longton and Hutton.
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