Rauceby railway station
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Rauceby railway station can be found near the Town of Sleaford
, Lincolnshire
, England
, lying close to the western border of the Parish of Old Sleaford and Quarrington
just over half-a-mile south of the village of South Rauceby
. Sleaford
is the only town in Lincolnshire
whose main railway station is served by railway lines running north/south and east/west. Rauceby railway station lies on the east/west line and is the next stop to Sleaford railway station
.
The railway station originally served Rauceby Mental Hospital
(the former Kesteven Lunatic Asylum, which lies immediately to the south of the railway station and was closed in 1998) and the village of South Rauceby
in Lincolnshire
, England
. It now principally serves commuters living in the new housing estates that comprise the Greylees suburb of Sleaford
. .
A local road crosses the line at the western edge of the platforms, where a signal box and manually operated crossing gates can be seen. The main Grantham to Sleaford road runs to the north of the railway station and crosses the line about a quarter of a mile north east of the station, where automatic barriers are used.
The leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Nick Clegg
, proposed to his wife on a platform at the station.
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 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...
, lying close to the western border of the Parish of Old Sleaford and Quarrington
Quarrington, Lincolnshire
Quarrington is a suburb of the market town of Sleaford, in England. Its origins can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon times when it was a hamlet of c.1,500 acres.-History:...
just over half-a-mile south of the village of South Rauceby
South Rauceby
South Rauceby is a small village and civil parish about 3 miles North West of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of around 250 people. It has a pub/restaurant called The Bustard Inn and is served by the Rauceby railway station. It also has a daily bus service run by Centrebus...
. Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
is the only town in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
whose main railway station is served by railway lines running north/south and east/west. Rauceby railway station lies on the east/west line and is the next stop to Sleaford railway station
Sleaford railway station
Sleaford railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England; the other station being Rauceby railway station...
.
The railway station originally served Rauceby Mental Hospital
Rauceby Mental Hospital
Rauceby Mental Hospital, originally called Kesteven County Asylum, is a now-defunct mental institution in the parish of Quarrington, Lincolnshire. Building work was commenced in 1897, the facility was completed and opened in 1902. After changing hands and names several times the main hospital...
(the former Kesteven Lunatic Asylum, which lies immediately to the south of the railway station and was closed in 1998) and the village of South Rauceby
South Rauceby
South Rauceby is a small village and civil parish about 3 miles North West of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of around 250 people. It has a pub/restaurant called The Bustard Inn and is served by the Rauceby railway station. It also has a daily bus service run by Centrebus...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, 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 now principally serves commuters living in the new housing estates that comprise the Greylees suburb of Sleaford
Sleaford
Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...
. .
A local road crosses the line at the western edge of the platforms, where a signal box and manually operated crossing gates can be seen. The main Grantham to Sleaford road runs to the north of the railway station and crosses the line about a quarter of a mile north east of the station, where automatic barriers are used.
The leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg
Nicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister...
, proposed to his wife on a platform at the station.