Museums · East of England
County School railway station
In or near North Elmham.
County School railway station — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
John Wernham — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Dereham · 9.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
County School railway station is a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
County School railway station is located in the East Midlands and operates as a museum. It showcases the history of the railway in the region, offering insights into its significance and evolution.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
Background
Visiting
A railway line was opened as part of the Norfolk Railway's extension from East Dereham to Fakenham in 1849; it reached Wells by 1857. County School railway station was built by the Great Eastern Railway in 1884, to serve the boarding school from which it took its name and following the completion of the East Norfolk Railway's branch line from Wroxham and Aylsham in 1882. In 1903, the Norfolk County School became the Watts Naval School, although the station name remained unchanged. County School was built as a rural junction station, even though the Wroxham branch left the Wells line a mile north at Broom Green. The station consisted of up and down platforms and an extra bay for Wroxham…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7656, 0.9481
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- North Elmham
- Postcode
- NR20 5LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Nearest railway station
- Dereham — 9.6 km
- Official site
- www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: County School railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County School railway station?
- County School railway station is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR20 5LB), in the parish of North Elmham.
- What is County School railway station?
- County School railway station — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to County School railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Dereham, about 9.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode NR20 5LB.
- Is County School railway station a protected site?
- Yes — County School railway station is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to County School railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR20 5LB. It sits within the Mid Norfolk parliamentary constituency.