Castle Ashby & Earls Barton railway station

Castle Ashby & Earls Barton
Site of the station in 1993
General information
Location	nr Whiston, West Northamptonshire England
Grid reference	SP860618
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 June 1845	Station opened as Castle Ashby (White Mill)
May 1869	Renamed
4 May 1964	Station closed to passengers[1]
1 February 1965	Station closed to goods[2]

Castle Ashby & Earls Barton railway station is a former railway station in Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway, a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.^[3]

In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Present day

The station's goods buildings remained open as a restaurant known as Dunkleys. It features two carriages which are visible from the road linking Earls Barton and Castle Ashby. Dunkleys has now closed down and the site has been developed for residential dwellings.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Billing		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Wellingborough London Road

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 26. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
3. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

External links

• Subterranea Britannica

52.24767°N 0.74175°W / 52.24767; -0.74175