Thornton-in-Craven railway station
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Thornton-in-Craven railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Thornton-in-Craven in North Yorkshire
(formerly the West Riding of Yorkshire
), England
. It was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
.
Situated on the edge of the village, the station closed in 1970 along with the railway. The former station house is now privately owned, whilst the trackbed is used as a footpath & bridleway and has a parking area for the nearby cricket ground.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
(formerly the West Riding of Yorkshire
West Riding of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
), 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 built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
The Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway was an early British railway company in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It built a line from near Bradford through and to...
.
Situated on the edge of the village, the station closed in 1970 along with the railway. The former station house is now privately owned, whilst the trackbed is used as a footpath & bridleway and has a parking area for the nearby cricket ground.