Weaverthorpe railway station
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The former station at Weaverthorpe
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| Location | |
| Place | Sherburn |
| Area | Ryedale |
| Coordinates | 54°11′24″N 0°32′06″W / 54.190000°N 0.535000°WCoordinates: 54°11′24″N 0°32′06″W / 54.190000°N 0.535000°W |
| Grid reference | SE957781 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 5 July 1845 | Opened |
| 22 September 1930 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Weaverthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Sherburn in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930. The station was originally named Sherburn, but was renamed Wykeham (after a village 3 miles distant) on 1 April 1874, to avoid confusion with three other stations also named Sherburn. The name changed again after the opening of a station in Wykeham itself (on the Forge Valley Line), and the station became 'Weaverthorpe' on 1 May 1882.
Passengers wishing to go to Weaverthorpe would have been very disappointed as that village was located 5 miles distant, over the Wolds escarpment!
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