Heritage railway stations · South East England
Box Hill & Westhumble railway station
Also known as: Gorsaf reilffordd Box Hill a Westhumble
In or near Great Bookham.
Box Hill & Westhumble railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Box Hill & Westhumble · 0.0 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is located at postcode RH5 6BT and is the nearest station, situated 0 km away. Entry is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Box Hill & Westhumble is a railway station in the village of Westhumble in Surrey, England, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Dorking town centre. Box Hill is located approximately 1⁄2 mile (800 m) to the east. It is 21 miles 14 chains (34.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo. Train services are operated by Southern who manage the station, and South Western Railway. The station is the end point for the Thames Down Link long-distance footpath from Kingston upon Thames, and lies close to the midpoint of the Mole Gap Trail between Leatherhead and Dorking. The station is within 1⁄2 mile (800 m) of the North Downs Way.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was constructed at the insistence of Thomas Grissell the owner of Norbury Park, in part compensation for the railway cutting across his land to the north of the village. The main building was designed by Charles Henry Driver in the Châteauesque style and included steeply pitched roofs with patterned tiles and an ornamental turret topped with a decorative grille and weather vane. The building is currently in use as a private dwelling and commercial premises and is protected by a Grade II listing. In 2006, after consultation with local residents, the station's name was changed to "Box Hill and Westhumble" from "Boxhill and Westhumble". {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Name of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2539, -0.3285
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Parish
- Mole Valley, unparished area
- Postcode
- RH5 6BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Established
- 1867
- Nearest railway station
- Box Hill & Westhumble — 0 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4951526 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Box Hill & Westhumble railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Box Hill & Westhumble railway station?
- Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode RH5 6BT), in the parish of Mole Valley, unparished area.
- What is Box Hill & Westhumble railway station?
- Box Hill & Westhumble railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Box Hill & Westhumble railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Box Hill & Westhumble, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode RH5 6BT.
- When was Box Hill & Westhumble railway station built?
- Built or established in 1867.
- Who owns Box Hill & Westhumble railway station?
- Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is owned by Southern.
- Is Box Hill & Westhumble railway station a listed building?
- Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Box Hill & Westhumble railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Box Hill & Westhumble railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is free to enter.