Edwinstowe railway station
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Edwinstowe railway station is a former railway station
in Edwinstowe
, Nottinghamshire
. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in 1955.
From Warsop
the line entered the valley of the River Maun
with Sherwood Forest
visible to the north. This was, and is, an area known as The Dukeries
, heavily promoted in the railway's literature in the hope of attracting tourist trade.
This was still, in those days, open countryside. Subsequently, when the techniques of deep mining were perfected to penetrate the limestone cap, new collieries were opened, and a little way to the east, a branch was later built to serve Thoresby Colliery
, one of the most productive mines at the time.
Former Services
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Edwinstowe
Edwinstowe
Edwinstowe is a village in the heart of Sherwood Forest, north Nottinghamshire, England.Its name means Edwin's resting place because King Edwin of Northumbria's body was hidden in the church after he was killed in the Battle of Hatfield Chase, near Doncaster, probably in 633. References to...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway was a British railway company built toward the end of the era of British railway construction. It opened its line from Chesterfield to Lincoln in 1897....
in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in 1955.
From Warsop
Warsop railway station
Warsop railway station was a former railway station in Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in 1955....
the line entered the valley of the River Maun
River Maun
The River Maun is a river in Nottinghamshire, England. Its source lies in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and from there it flows north east through Mansfield , Edwinstowe and Ollerton, these being the heart of the Sherwood Forest area...
with Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the legend of Robin Hood. Continuously forested since the end of the Ice Age, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve today encompasses 423 hectares surrounding the village of...
visible to the north. This was, and is, an area known as The Dukeries
The Dukeries
The Dukeries was a district in the county of Nottinghamshire which was so called because it used to contain four ducal seats close to one another. It is south of the town of Worksop which has been called The Gateway to the Dukeries...
, heavily promoted in the railway's literature in the hope of attracting tourist trade.
This was still, in those days, open countryside. Subsequently, when the techniques of deep mining were perfected to penetrate the limestone cap, new collieries were opened, and a little way to the east, a branch was later built to serve Thoresby Colliery
Bolsover Colliery Company
The Bolsover Colliery Company was a major mining concern established to extract coal from land owned by the Duke of Portland. At its peak the business was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange.- History :...
, one of the most productive mines at the time.