Where is Harperley railway station?

Harperley railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL15 8DY), in the parish of Wolsingham.

How do I get to Harperley railway station?

The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL15 8DY.

How do I get to Harperley railway station?

The nearest railway station is Wolsingham, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL15 8DY.

Historic houses · North East England

Harperley railway station

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Harperley railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

Footbridge over the River Wear - geograph.org.uk - 1311193 — Les Hull — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Wolsingham · 4.6 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Harperley 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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From the Wikipedia article

Harperley railway station served the Harperley Hall Estate and the nearby hamlet of Low Harperley, close to the village of Fir Tree in County Durham, North East England between 1861 and 1864 and again from 1892 to 1953 as a stop on the Wear Valley Line.

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

Background

History

The Wear Valley Company opened their line from the Bishop Auckland & Weardale Railway at Witton Junction to on 3 August 1847 but initially, no station was provided in this rural location. In March 1861, the Frosterley & Stanhope Railway opened a small halt to serve Harperley Hall and its estate as part of works to extended the Wear Valley Line from Frosterley to , a project that was completed the following year. However, because the station was built primarily to serve the Hall, it was located at the end of a private estate road with little public access and thus was closed in May 1864. A new, enlarged station, with sidings on either side of the tracks, was opened by the North Eastern…

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Coordinates: 54.7081, -1.8208
District: County Durham
Parish: Wolsingham
Postcode: DL15 8DY
Parliamentary constituency: Bishop Auckland
Nearest railway station: Wolsingham — 4.6 km

Sources

wikidata: Q55136989 (CC0)
wikipedia: Harperley railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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