Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station
Encyclopedia
Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station was on the branch line between and , Lincolnshire
, England.
(GNR), which absorbed it on 25 July 1864.
Wilsthorpe had a small sidings, used for the delivery of coals to a local pumping station before the halt was opened.
In September 1925, the London and North Eastern Railway
(LNER), which had been created on 1 January 1923 by the amalgamation of the GNR with several other railways, opened a station between Thurlby and Braceborough Spa, naming it Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt; it was adjacent to a level crossing on the road connecting Wilsthorpe
with Manthorpe
.
The station closed with the line on 18 June 1951.
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.
History
The line of the Bourne and Essendine Railway (B&ER) opened on 16 June 1860, with intermediate stations at and . The B&ER was operated by the Great Northern RailwayGreat Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
(GNR), which absorbed it on 25 July 1864.
Wilsthorpe had a small sidings, used for the delivery of coals to a local pumping station before the halt was opened.
In September 1925, the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
(LNER), which had been created on 1 January 1923 by the amalgamation of the GNR with several other railways, opened a station between Thurlby and Braceborough Spa, naming it Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt; it was adjacent to a level crossing on the road connecting Wilsthorpe
Wilsthorpe, Lincolnshire
Wilsthorpe is a village in the district of South Kesteven in the county of Lincolnshire, England, about north-east of the town of Stamford and about south of the town of Bourne....
with Manthorpe
Manthorpe, Bourne
Manthorpe is a small in South Kesteven in Lincolnshire.It is situated about two miles west of Thurlby and three miles south-west along the A6121 from Bourne. A mile to the west is Witham on the Hill....
.
The station closed with the line on 18 June 1951.