Acrow Halt was a railway station on the

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. Located at the north-eastern edge of

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, the station was close to the Coronation Works of Acrow Engineering Ltd., which it served between 1957 and 1964. The station was approximately from London Liverpool Street station.

History

Acrow railway station was named after the nearby Acrow Works. The name Acrow derived from the name of Arthur Crow, the solicitor of William Aphonse de Vigier who was the owner of the factory and the inventor of the

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. Opened by the

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on 25 March 1957, it was then closed by the

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on 7 September 1964, after a short existence of seven years.

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Position of Acrow Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map
* (Images of the former Acrow railway station site as of 2013) * Disused railway stations in Essex Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1957 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England {{EastEngland-railstation-stub