Wetton Mill railway station

Wetton Mill
Site of the former station
General information
LocationWetton, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates53°06′06″N 1°51′36″W / 53.1018°N 1.8600°W / 53.1018; -1.8600
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeek and Manifold Light Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 June 1904 (1904-06-29)[1]Opened
12 March 1934 (1934-03-12)[1]Closed

Wetton Mill was a railway station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway serving the nearby Wetton Mill in Wetton, Staffordshire. It was in operation from 1904 to 1934. A painting of the station dating from 1905 by the railway artist C. Hamilton Ellis is now held by the National Railway Museum at York.[2] The site now forms part of the Manifold Way.[3]

Leek and
Manifold Valley
Light Railway
Hulme End
Ecton
Butterton
Redhurst Crossing
Thor's Cave
Grindon
Beeston Tor
Sparrowlee
Waterhouses

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Redhurst Crossing   Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway   Butterton

References

  1. ^ a b Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 452. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Travel in 1905 (Wetton Mill)". Art UK. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Wetton Mill via the Manifold Way". Lets GO Peak District. Retrieved 25 January 2025.