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Codnor Park and Ironville railway station

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Coordinates: 53°03′23″N 1°20′42″W / 53.0563°N 1.345°W / 53.0563; -1.345
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Codnor Park and Ironville
A Class 156 near the site of the station in 1989
General information
LocationAshfield
England
Coordinates53°03′23″N 1°20′42″W / 53.0563°N 1.345°W / 53.0563; -1.345
Grid referenceSK440512
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 September 1847 (1847-09-06)Opened
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)Closed

Codnor Park and Ironville railway station served the villages of Codnor Park and Ironville, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

History

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The station opened on 6 September 1847[1] by the Midland Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3]

Stationmasters

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  • Francis Millington ca. 1857
  • Richard Smedley before 1859
  • W. Briero ca. 1859 - ca. 1866[4]
  • John Ashton ca. 1871 - 1876[5] (afterwards station master at Matlock Bridge)
  • Endersbye Chapman 1876[5] - 1885[6]
  • William Grant 1885 - 1890[6] (formerly station master at Sharnbrook)
  • George Henry Ward 1890 - 1895[6]
  • William Frederick Best 1895[6] - 1905[7] (formerly station master at Whitwell, afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
  • Albert C. East 1905 - 1907[7] (formerly station master at Kimberley)
  • Edward Henry Baldwin 1907[7] - ca. 1914 (formerly station master at Didsbury)
  • Harold Smith
  • G. Cook until 1922 (afterwards station master at Ilkeston)
  • Lewis James Oldham 1922 - 1929
  • John Hitchens 1929 - 1937[8] (afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
  • William Henry Smart from 1937[9] (formerly station master at Blakesley)
  • Albert Edward Ganderton until 1954[10]
  • Sigard Weatherill from 1955[11]

References

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  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 125
  2. ^ "Site of Codnor Park & Ironville station, 1989". Geograph. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Codnor Park and Ironville Station (500088)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 200. 1914. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 412. 1871. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 561. 1881. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 468. 1899. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Mr. J. Hitchens leaving Codnor Park". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 29 January 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Ironville". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 21 May 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Death of Codnor Park Stationmaster". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 22 October 1954. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "New Stationmaster for Codnor Park". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 18 February 1955. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pye Bridge
Line open, station closed 		  Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line 		  Shipley Gate
Line open, station closed


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