Cleeve railway station was a station in
Stoke Orchard,
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
, England. The station was named for the nearby village of
Bishop's Cleeve
Bishop's Cleeve is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham. The village lies at the foot of Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds. Bishop's Cleeve ...
.
History
The station was opened in 1841, closed to passengers in 1950 and closed completely in 1960.
Stationmasters
*Mr. Mayhew ca. 1850
*W. Overbury until 1860
*J. Furniss from 1861
[
*H. Mabbott until 1877][
*J. Harford 1905 - 1908][
*W. Sugars from 1908][
*Herbert Best 1909 - 1911 (afterwards station master at Rubery)
*Leslie Jones ca. 1946
]
References
Further reading
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Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950
Former Midland Railway stations
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