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Horringford railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Horringford village on the line from Newport to
Subterranea Britannica's page on Horringford
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub
Horringford railway station was an intermediate station situated on the edge of Horringford village on the line from Newport to Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the resort of Shanklin to the south and the settlement of Lake, Isle of Wight, Lake in between. Together ...
incorporated by the Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway in 1868.Pomeroy, C,A "Isle Of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993,
History
An unofficial passenger service operated by the contractor ran from 28th May until 27th July 1872. The station was officially opened in 1875 and closed 81 years later in 1956.Hay,P "Steaming Through the Isle Of Wight",: Midhurst, Middleton, 1988 In its early years it was busy on market days when farmers took their cattle to Newport market, and in later years it carried the localsugar beet
A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet (''Beta vulgaris''). Together wi ...
trade.Britton,A "Once upon a line (Vol 4)" Oxford, OPC, 1994 The station survives as a private house.
Stationmasters
*Frederick George Drudge ca. 1881 - 1889 (formerly station master at Haven Street, afterwards station master at Freshwater) *Mr. Tutton from 1889 *F. Drake ca. 1906 *Frederick Dew ca. 1910 ca. 1915See also
*List of closed railway stations in Britain
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References
External links
Subterranea Britannica's page on Horringford
Disused railway stations on the Isle of Wight Former Isle of Wight Central Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1956 {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub