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Rockingham railway station (Leicestershire)

Coordinates: 52°31′46″N 0°43′30″W / 52.5295°N 0.7249°W / 52.5295; -0.7249
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Rockingham
General information
LocationGreat Easton, Leicestershire
England
Grid referenceSP866932
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 Jun 1850Opened
6 Jun 1966Closed[1]

Rockingham railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England just south of Caldecott, Rutland. Despite being in Leicestershire and closest to Caldecott, it was named after the village of Rockingham, Northamptonshire, which although one mile distant and smaller than Caldecott, was named because of the proximity location to Rockingham Castle.

The station opened in 1850¿[2] as part of the single track Rugby and Stamford Railway line of the London and North Western Railway (although it joined the Midland Railway at Luffenham). In 1873 the line was doubled and became part of a new Rugby to Peterborough East route.

The Great Northern Railway also provided trains between 1880 and 1916.

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Following the closure of the station, the station building itself has now become a private residence, to the south of the village of Caldecott. The stations coal shed is still standing. The Castle Inn, public house in the vicinity, has photographs of the station showing it during usage.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ashley & Weston
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Rugby and Stamford Railway
  Seaton
Line and station closed
Medbourne
Line and station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North
 

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 365. OCLC 931112387.

52°31′46″N 0°43′30″W / 52.5295°N 0.7249°W / 52.5295; -0.7249