Sawdon railway station
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Sawdon railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway
's Pickering to Seamer branch line
in North Yorkshire
, England
. It served the village of Brompton-by-Sawdon
and to a lesser extent Sawdon
itself. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1882, and closed on 3 June 1950. The station has been restored completely, as holiday accommodation.
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
's Pickering to Seamer branch line
Forge Valley Line
The Forge Valley Line was a 16 mile long branch of the North Eastern Railway between Seamer and Pickering. The line was intended to link Scarborough with Pickering...
in 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 served the village of Brompton-by-Sawdon
Brompton, Scarborough
Brompton is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire containing the villages of Brompton-by-Sawdon and Sawdon.The village of Brompton-by-Sawdon is about west of Scarborough itself, close to the North York Moors and on the A170 road.According to the 2001 UK census, Brompton...
and to a lesser extent Sawdon
Sawdon
Sawdon is a village in the civil parish of Brompton in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, about west of Scarborough....
itself. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1882, and closed on 3 June 1950. The station has been restored completely, as holiday accommodation.