Raynham Park railway station

Raynham Park
Converted station buildings in 2007
General information
Location	near Helhoughton, North Norfolk, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TF867274
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Lynn and Fakenham Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 August 1880	Opened
2 March 1959	Closed

Raynham Park railway station was a station in Norfolk, England. It was opened in the 19th century as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line from the Midlands to Great Yarmouth. It closed in 1959 along with the rest of the line.

History

The station lay approximately half a mile from the small hamlets of Tatterford and Helhoughton but took its name from the Raynham Hall residence of Lord Townshend, erstwhile chairman of the Lynn & Fakenham Railway, some 1.5 miles away.^[1]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
East Rudham		Midland and Great Northern		Fakenham West

Present day

The station buildings survive as a private residence. The present owners have added an old carriage on rails at the former station platform.^[2]

References

1. Vaughan, Adrian (1998). The North Norfolk Railway. Kettering, Northants: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-85895-130-0.
2. Vaughan, A., p. 24.

52.8119°N 0.7690°E / 52.8119; 0.7690