Moulton End railway station
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Moulton railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It was situated near the village of North Cowton
.
Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line
which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed in 1969.
Despite being only about a quarter of a mile from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton
some 3 miles (4.8 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line
named Cowton
serving the nearby village of East Cowton
.
Moulton station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall.
The Richmond
bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington
-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.
The track bed
is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding
, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.
Richmondshire
Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was situated near the village of North Cowton
North Cowton
North Cowton is a village and civil parish, located in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. The surrounding towns are Darlington, Northallerton, and Richmond.The local school is called North and South Cowton Community Primary School....
.
Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line
Eryholme-Richmond branch line
The Eryholme-Richmond branch line was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The original section of the line ran from between a point in between Darlington and Northallerton on what is now the East Coast Main Line and the terminus at Richmond railway station.-Catterick sub...
which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed in 1969.
Despite being only about a quarter of a mile from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton
Moulton, North Yorkshire
Moulton is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a secluded valley between the villages of Scorton and Middleton Tyas.-Amenities:...
some 3 miles (4.8 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
named Cowton
Cowton railway station
Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire in England the station is situated around east of the village of East Cowton....
serving the nearby village of East Cowton
East Cowton
East Cowton is a village and civil parish in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England.The village used to be known as "Long Cowton" and before that "Magna Cowton"....
.
The Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...
bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.
Track bed
A track bed or trackbed is the term used to describe the groundwork onto which a railway track is laid. Trackbeds of disused railways are sometimes used for recreational paths or new light rail links....
is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding
Smallholding
A smallholding is a farm of small size.In third world countries, smallholdings are usually farms supporting a single family with a mixture of cash crops and subsistence farming. As a country becomes more affluent and farming practices become more efficient, smallholdings may persist as a legacy of...
, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.
See also
Source
ISBN 0 85361 438 5
External links
- Moulton Halt, SubBrit disused stations project
- Moulton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map