Parks · North East England
Featherstone Park railway station
In or near Featherstone.
Featherstone Park railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle · 3.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Featherstone Park railway station is located in Northumberland, with the nearest railway station being Haltwhistle, approximately 3.7 km away. Entry to the park is free. The postcode for the area is NE49 0JF.
About
Featherstone Park railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Featherstone Park was a railway station on the Alston Branch Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. The station, situated 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Haltwhistle, served the villages of Featherstone and Rowfoot in Northumberland. The station was opened by the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway on 19 July 1851. Originally known as Featherstone, it was later renamed Featherstone Park on 23 June 1902 by the North Eastern Railway. Between Haltwhistle and Featherstone Park, there were two unadvertised calling points, at Park Village and Plenmeller Halt. A platform was extant at Plenmeller Halt from the early 1920s until the late 1940s, however trains regularly stopped to allow passengers to board and alight long after the halt's official closure. No such facilities existed at Park Village.
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Background
History
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, opening to passengers in stages from March 1835. A branch line from Haltwhistle to Alston and Nenthead was first considered in 1841, with the line authorised by an Act of Parliament in August 1846. It was later decided that a line operating as far as Alston was sufficient, with the amended route approved by a further Act in July 1849. In March 1851, the 4-mile section from Haltwhistle to Shaft Hill (which was later renamed Coanwood) was opened to goods traffic, with passenger services commencing in July 1851. The 8-mile section of the line between Alston and Lambley opened to goods traffic in January 1852, along with a short branch to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9413, -2.4971
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Featherstone
- Postcode
- NE49 0JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Haltwhistle — 3.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5439650 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Featherstone Park railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Featherstone Park railway station?
- Featherstone Park railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE49 0JF), in the parish of Featherstone.
- What is Featherstone Park railway station?
- Featherstone Park railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Featherstone Park railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE49 0JF.
- Is Featherstone Park railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Featherstone Park railway station is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Featherstone Park railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Featherstone Park railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Featherstone Park railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Haltwhistle, about 3.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE49 0JF.