Buckshaw Parkway railway station

Buckshaw Parkway is a railway station in Lancashire, England which opened on 3 October 2011 on the Manchester to Preston Line, near Euxton Junction with the West Coast Main Line. It is one of Euxton's two railway stations being in Buckshaw Village, formerly the Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF Chorley) between Chorley and Leyland. It is close to the site of the four-platform Chorley ROF Halt, which was closed in 1964, remained virtually intact until the 1970s, but was finally cleared in the early 2000s.

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Buckshaw Hall

Buckshaw Hall is a Grade II* listed 17th-century country house in Buckshaw Village, Euxton, some 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Chorley, England.

ROF Chorley

ROF Chorley was a UK government-owned munitions filling Royal Ordnance Factory (Filling Factory No. 1). It was planned as a permanent Royal Ordnance Factory with the intention that it, unlike some other similar facilities, would remain open for production after the end of World War II; and, together with ROF Bridgend (Filling Factory No. 2), would replace the Royal Filling Factory located at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. It was built largely in Euxton, but was known as ROF Chorley. After the privatization of the Royal Ordnance Factories in the 1980s it became part of the Ammunition Division of Royal Ordnance plc and later a production unit of BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions. Chorley factory closed in 2005-07 and the majority of the site is now home to the new Buckshaw Village on the outskirts of Chorley, although many remnants remain. The factory had a storage depot built deep into the Pennine hills, over Chorley, in the village of Heapey; the facility is still in use by BAE although its exact usage has still not been revealed.

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Euxton railway station (London and North Western Railway)

Euxton was an early railway station serving Euxton in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The station was opened on 31 October 1838 when the North Union Railway opened its line from Wigan to Preston. The station was located to the north of Euxton where Know Lane crossed the railway, between Know House and the Bay Tree Inn. The station comprised a single platform with a station house to the east side of the railway. By 1894 there were two buildings on the east side of the line, platforms on both sides of the railway with some smaller structures on the north-bound platform. There did not appear to be any goods facilities. The station closed on 2 September 1895. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) replaced Euxton with a new station, Balshaw Lane and Euxton, opening on the same day located 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) south of the original Euxton station. The NUR was absorbed by two larger companies in 1889, the section from Parkside to Euxton became part of the L&NWR. The line remains open between Preston and Wigan, however nothing remains of the station.

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Euxton railway station (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Euxton was an early railway station serving Euxton in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The station was opened on 22 June 1843 when the Bolton and Preston Railway (B&PR) opened its line from Bolton to Preston. The station was also known as Euxton Junction, it was located just south of the junction where the B&PR and the North Union Railway (NUR) met, close to Pack Saddle Bridge. The B&PR became part of the NUR in 1844. The passenger station was accessed from the road where it crossed the railway, just north of the junction and there was one long platform on the east side of the line. There were buildings at the road side and on the platform. The goods side of the station was to the west of the line and accessed from the Wigan to Preston road, adjacent to a public house, which had probably been Cocker's Bridge and became the Railway Tavern. By 1894 all access appeared to be from the road adjacent to the Railway Tavern, there were platforms both sides of the running lines both with structures. There were sidings on both sides of the mainline forming a goods yard which was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a five ton crane. The NUR was absorbed by two larger companies in 1889, the section from Bolton to Euxton, and therefore this station, became part of the L&YR. The station closed on 2 April 1917. The line remains open between Preston and Wigan, however nothing remains of the station.