Redmile railway station
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Redmile railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Redmile
and Barkestone-le-Vale
, Nottinghamshire
and also Belvoir Castle
. It was on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
and opened in 1879 and closed to passengers in 1951 but remained in use for oil deliveries into the 1980's.
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Redmile
Redmile is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, about north of Melton Mowbray and west of Grantham, in the Vale of Belvoir....
and Barkestone-le-Vale
Barkestone-le-Vale
Barkestone-le-Vale is a village in the northeast of Leicestershire, England.-History:The village originated as a 7th-century settlement, and is mentioned as a parish in the 1086 Domesday Book...
, 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...
and also Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle is a stately home in the English county of Leicestershire, overlooking the Vale of Belvoir . It is a Grade I listed building....
. It was on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and the London and North Western Railway in east Leicestershire.-Location:...
and opened in 1879 and closed to passengers in 1951 but remained in use for oil deliveries into the 1980's.