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Bourton-on-the-Water railway station was a

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railway station on the

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which opened in 1881 and closed in 1964.

History

The

Bourton-on-the-Water Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village had a population of 3,296 at the 2011 census. Much of the village ...

railway station was situated just to the north of the village and served surrounding villages like

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. It was rebuilt in 1936 by the Chief Architect to the Great Western Railway,

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. The station was host to a GWR

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in 1935, 1938 and 1939. The station passed on to the

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in 1948. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased in 1962 with the service between Bourton and Kingham closing a year later.

Stationmasters

*George Spreckley ca. 1863 *Edward Jackson Cuff 1864 - 1866 (afterwards station master at Moreton-in-Marsh) *Charles William Caldicot 1868 - 1871 *George Pope ca. 1879 ca. 1891 *Robert Eaton from 1893 *William L. Mills until 1897 *George Christopher Anney 1897 - 1904 (formerly station master at Leckhampton, afterwards station master at Moreton-in-Marsh) *William Henry Penson 1905 - 1917 (afterwards station master at Brinscombe) *F.C. Price *William Albert Mace 1922 - 1929 *N.J. Fletcher from 1929 *W. May until 1934 *H.E. Spencer from 1934

Present day

Following closure, the station was used as a highways depot by

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. The (last) station building, built in the 1930s, was demolished in 2011. The

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had considered reusing the building at its

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, but later changed its mind.

References

External links

The station on a 1947 OS Map
{{Transport in Gloucestershire Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 1862 establishments in England