Church Brampton was a

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on the Northampton Loop Line serving the village of

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. The station was opened on 13 May 1912, to serve the villages of Church Brampton and Harlestone, but primarily the newly opened Northamptonshire Golf Club. It was opened by the

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, which became the

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in 1923. The station had a short life of only 19 years, it was closed on 18 May

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; the reason for the closure was stated to be that most golfers by then arrived by car. All traces of the station were removed when the line was electrified in the 1960s.

References

* The Last Days Of Steam In Northamptonshire, by John M.C. Healy (1989) * Northampton Mercury, 17 May 1912 (available through the British Newspaper Archive) {{Closed_stations_Northamptonshire Disused railway stations in Northamptonshire Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931 1881 establishments in England West Northamptonshire District

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