Winsford and Over railway station

Winsford and Over was one of three railway stations that served the town of Winsford, in Cheshire, England. The station was the terminus of the Winsford and Over branch, operated by the Cheshire Lines Committee and later British Railways.

1. History

Originally opening on 1 July 1870, it was used primarily to provide railway access to Winsford's various salt mines. It first closed to passengers on 1 January 1874. It reopened on 1 May 1886, but closed to passengers for the second time on 1 December 1888. Following reopening on 1 February 1892, it was finally closed to passengers on 1 January 1931; the goods service continued until 1958. Its passenger facilities were fairly basic. The station building was a wooden structure, which was used originally at Northwich railway station.

1. The site today

The station was demolished after closure and the site is now occupied by a small industrial estate. The route of the branch line forms a popular shared-use path called the Whitegate Way.

1. References


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1. = Sources =

Butt, R.V.J. (1995), The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, R508 Wilkinson, Alan, Scenes from the Past: 41 (part One) - Railways Across Mid-Cheshire, ISBN 1-870119-66-5

1. Further reading

Biddle, Gordon (1981). "Chapter 1 – North Cheshire & The Peak". Railway Stations in the North West. Clapham, Yorkshire: Dalesman. p. 10, fig. 4. ISBN 0-85206-644-9. – 1952 photo of station Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Middleton Press. figs. 25-26. ISBN 9781908174512. OCLC 892704846.

1. External links

Winsford and Over station on navigable 1949 O.S. map – the white disc near the "D" of "WINSFORD"

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Winsford

Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the River Weaver, south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the 18th century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 32,530 and the parish had a population of 33,547. Winsford is split into three areas: Over on the western side of the River Weaver, Wharton on the eastern side, and Swanlow and Dene.

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Over and Wharton railway station

Over and Wharton railway station was one of three railway stations serving the town of Winsford in Cheshire. The station was the terminus of the Over and Wharton branch line, a short branch off the West Coast Main Line operated by the London and North Western Railway and later the London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways.

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Boer War Memorial, Winsford

The Boer War Memorial stands in the shopping precinct of Winsford, Cheshire, England. It consists of the statue of a soldier in uniform standing on a plinth, and it was unveiled in 1906. It originally stood on a different site in the town and was moved to its present position in the 1960s. In addition to recording the names of those who were lost in the conflict, it also contains the names of those who survived.

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Christ Church, Wharton

Christ Church, Wharton, is in the town of Winsford, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ663665). It is an active evangelical Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.

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