Londesborough railway station was a
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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on the
York to Beverley Line
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a m ...
in the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...
, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of
Shiptonthorpe
Shiptonthorpe is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-east of the market town of Pocklington and north-west of the market town of Market Weighton.
...
and
Londesborough
Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north of the market town of Market Weighton.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Midd ...
. The station was originally named Shipton & Londesborough, was renamed to Shipton in April 1864 and became Londesborough in January 1867. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965.
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Londesborough station on navigable 1947 O. S. map*
Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Former York and North Midland Railway stations
Beeching closures in England
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
1847 establishments in England
George Townsend Andrews railway stations
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