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Ullesthorpe Railway Station
Ullesthorpe railway station was a railway station serving Ullesthorpe in Leicestershire, England. The station was opened on 30 June 1840 on the Midland Counties Railway main line to . In 1844 the Midland Counties joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway. Originally named ''Ullesthorpe'', the station was renamed several times: on 1 May 1879 it became ''Ullesthorpe for Lutterworth'', being amended to ''Ullesthorpe and Lutterworth'' on 1 August 1897 before reverting to the original name on 1 February 1930. In 1857 the Midland completed a new main line south to and the – Rugby section of the Midland Counties was relegated to a branch. British Railways closed the Leicester – Rugby line and its stations, including ''Ullesthorpe'' which closed on 1 January 1962. References Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962 Former Midland Railway stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ullesthorpe
Ullesthorpe is a small village and civil parish situated in the Harborough District, Harborough district in southern Leicestershire. Ullesthorpe is noted for its historic background with a mill, disused railway station and traces of a medieval settlement evident on the edge of the village. Geography Located 10 miles north of Rugby, Warwickshire, Rugby, Ullesthorpe is within easy access of the M1 motorway, M1, M69 motorway, M69 and M6 motorway, M6. Local amenities include a primary school, post office, village shop, butchers, doctors surgery, hairdressers, garden centre, congregational church, two pubs and a golf course associated with the 'Ullesthorpe Court Hotel'. History Many prehistoric items have been located in and around Ullesthorpe, this includes flint tools found by the Lutterworth Archaeological Fieldwork Group. This indicates a settlement was located here during the prehistoric period. There is significant evidence that Romans came to Ullesthorpe in the 1st century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
