Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station
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Birdwell & Hoyland Common railway station was a railway station on the South Yorkshire Railway
's Blackburn Valley line between and . The station was intended to serve the villages of Pilley
, Birdwell
and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley
, South Yorkshire
, England
although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Wharncliffe
who was, at that time, sinking Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby. This move away made the station made it less convenient for most of the population.
The station was opened in February 1855, the building having an ornate canopy over its entrance and the buildings containing a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe.
Closure came on 7 December 1953.
South Yorkshire Railway
The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company which was based in the south of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its first section of line opened on 10 November 1849 between Swinton Junction and Doncaster...
's Blackburn Valley line between and . The station was intended to serve the villages of Pilley
Pilley, South Yorkshire
Pilley is a village in the English county of South Yorkshire.Pilley forms part of the borough of Barnsley and lies to the south of that town and to the west of Junction 36 of the M1 motorway.- External links :...
, Birdwell
Birdwell, South Yorkshire
Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.Birdwell is located approximately 4.5 miles south of Barnsley and neighbouring villages include Worsbrough Village, Tankersley , and Hoyland Common.The A61 Birdwell is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of...
and Hoyland Common, near Barnsley
Barnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, 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...
although the original chosen site was moved half a mile nearer towards Barnsley to serve the purposes of the Earl of Wharncliffe
Earl of Wharncliffe
Earl of Wharncliffe, in the West Riding of the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1876 for Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 3rd Baron Wharncliffe. He was a descendant of Edward Wortley Montagu and his wife, the authoress Lady Mary Wortley...
who was, at that time, sinking Wharncliffe Silkstone Colliery nearby. This move away made the station made it less convenient for most of the population.
The station was opened in February 1855, the building having an ornate canopy over its entrance and the buildings containing a private waiting room for the use of the Earl of Wharncliffe.
Closure came on 7 December 1953.