Chipping Campden railway station
Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a closed railway station on the Cotswold Line, which served the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England.
Chipping Campden | |
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Station site in 2006. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Chipping Campden, Cotswold England |
| Coordinates | 52.0550°N 1.7552°W |
| Grid reference | SP168397 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 June 1853 | Opened as Mickleton |
| ? | Renamed Campden |
| February 1952 | Renamed Chipping Campden |
| 3 January 1966 | Closed |
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages. The section between Evesham and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of Oxford, was opened on 4 June 1853; the station at Campden was opened at the same time, and was originally named Mickleton. It was later renamed Campden, and in February 1952 became Chipping Campden. It closed on 3 January 1966.
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