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Littleton and Badsey railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton line, near the town of Evesham, Worcestershire in England. It was located in Blackminster, and served the villages of 
Littleton and Badsey was one of the stations
Littleton and Badsey Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Worcestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub
Badsey
Badsey is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It has two parks and a small first school located in the centre of the village.
Location
The village of Badsey is located about two miles east of Evesham, ...
and the Littletons (North and Middle Littleton
North and Middle Littleton is a civil parish located in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. The parish comprises the villages of North Littleton and Middle Littleton, and is located near the larger settlement of South Littleton. It ...
and South Littleton
South Littleton is a village and civil parish located in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England.
South Littleton is located midway between Evesham and Bidford on Avon. South Littleton is the largest of The Littletons, with North an ...
).
The station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OW&WR) was a railway company in England. It built a line from Wolvercot JunctionThe nearby settlement is spelt ''Wolvercote'' and a later station on the LNWR Bicester line follows that spelling. ...
on 21 April 1884Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 279 The 1963 report '' The Reshaping of British Railways'' listed the station for closure, and British Railways closed the station on 3 January 1966.
Littleton and Badsey was one of the stations Flanders and Swann
Flanders and Swann were a British comedy duo. Lyricist, actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922–1975) and composer and pianist Donald Swann (1923–1994) collaborated in writing and performing comic songs. They first worked together in a scho ...
mentioned in song '' Slow Train'', which was written in response to ''The Reshaping of British Railways'' and released in 1963.
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Littleton and Badsey Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
Disused railway stations in Worcestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub