Where is Cirencester Town railway station?

Cirencester Town railway station is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL7 1RQ), in the parish of Cirencester.

How do I get to Cirencester Town railway station?

The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL7 1RQ.

Is Cirencester Town railway station a listed building?

Cirencester Town railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.

Is Cirencester Town railway station a protected site?

Yes — Cirencester Town railway station is part of the Cotswold Water Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).

Is Cirencester Town railway station free to visit?

Yes, Cirencester Town railway station is free to enter.

How do I get to Cirencester Town railway station?

The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 5.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL7 1RQ.

Heritage railway stations · South West England

Cirencester Town railway station

In or near Kemble.

Free admission

Cirencester Town railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

Detail of former hospital, Sheep Street, Cirencester - geograph.org.uk - 7473083 — Stephen Richards — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Kemble · 5.5 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

Cirencester Town railway station is located in Gloucestershire, with the nearest station being Kemble, approximately 5.5 km away. Entry to the station is free, but it is not wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is GL7 1RQ.

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Cirencester Town railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, 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: Cotswold Water Park SSSI
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Cirencester Town was one of three railway stations which formerly served the town of Cirencester, in Gloucestershire, England; the others were Cirencester Watermoor and Chesterton Lane Halt.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was promoted to link the towns of Cheltenham and Gloucester to the Great Western Railway at ; there was to be a branch from to Cirencester. The line was authorised on 21 June 1836, On 12 September 1874, as the first train from Kemble Junction was entering the station, the locomotive ran off the rails. No passengers were injured. On 1 July 1924, the station was renamed Cirencester Town. In 1956, some additions to the station were made by Howard Cavanagh, architect to the Western Region of British Railways. The ticket hall to the left of the main building was rebuilt using Bath stone and oak window frames to harmonise with the original. The…

Description

The 1841 building, which was designed by Brunel and was listed as Grade II on 23 July 1971, is now owned by Cotswold District Council. It was reported to be in a poor internal condition in 2016, having been empty since 2012. The original overall roof was removed in 1874.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.7152, -1.9717
County: Gloucestershire
District: Cotswold
Parish: Cirencester
Postcode: GL7 1RQ
Parliamentary constituency: South Cotswolds
Nearest railway station: Kemble — 5.5 km
Official site: www.livingmemoryhistoricalassociation.org

Sources

wikidata: Q5121873 (CC0)
wikipedia: Cirencester Town railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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