Lenwade railway station was a railway station in

North Norfolk North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a ...

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. It was built by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway Company in 1882 and taken over by the

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) was a railway network in England, in the area connecting southern Lincolnshire, the Isle of Ely and north Norfolk. It developed from several local independent concerns and was incorporated i ...

(M&GNJR) in 1893, to serve the small hamlet of

Lenwade Lenwade is a village in the civil parish of Great Witchingham, Norfolk, situated in the Wensum Valley adjacent to the A1067 road south-east of Fakenham and some north-west of Norwich. The River Ainse (or Eyn) joins the Wensum at Lenwade. In 2 ...

. Despite the settlement's size, the railway provided a direct service to

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and

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

. It closed to passengers in 1959, but remained open to goods trains until 1983.Cycle Ride One
/ref> The station is now on the route of

Marriott's Way The Marriott's Way is a long-distance footpath, cycle-path and bridleway in north Norfolk, England, between Norwich and Aylsham via Themelthorpe. It forms part of the National Cycle Network (NCN) (Route 1) and the red route of Norwich's Pedal ...

. The station is now a private residence and has been fully restored.

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Lenwade station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
{{coord, 52.723, 1.115, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title, name=ex-Lenwade station Disused railway stations in Norfolk Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations Great Witchingham