Wharram railway station
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Wharram railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wharram-le-Street
in North Yorkshire
, England
. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was also sited near the deserted medieval village
of Wharram Percy
as well as being adjacent to a chalk quarry.
Wharram railway station could also be restored as part of the restoration project and reopened as part of the new Heritage Railway line, and could serve as the northern terminus of the YWR.
Wharram-le-Street
Wharram-le-Street is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is one mile north of the deserted medieval village Wharram Percy. It is mentioned as Warham in the 1086 Domesday Book....
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 closed on 5 June 1950. The station was also sited near the deserted medieval village
Deserted medieval village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more...
of Wharram Percy
Wharram Percy
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village site on the western edge of the chalk Wolds in North Yorkshire, England. The site is about one mile south of Wharram-le-Street and is clearly signposted from the B1248 Beverley to Malton road...
as well as being adjacent to a chalk quarry.
Preservation
In October 2008, The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project has been formed by a group of enthusiasts with aim to restore at least part of the M&D railway line as a heritage attraction, marking it the only Heritage Railway in East Yorkshire,Wharram railway station could also be restored as part of the restoration project and reopened as part of the new Heritage Railway line, and could serve as the northern terminus of the YWR.