Heritage railway stations · North East England
Ilderton railway station
In or near Chillingham.
Ilderton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Ilderton 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: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ilderton railway station served the village of Ilderton, in Northumberland, England, between 1887 and 1953. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which connected Alnwick and Cornhill.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the west side of the A697. There were a wide range of buildings, including the station building, a stone warehouse, coal and lime drops, an office, and livestock loading facilities. There were four sidings: one serving the goods shed and three serving a goods platform. In 1911, the station sold 4,279 tickets, with the population of the local village being 1,252. and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953. <br /><small>Line and station closed</small>|next=<br /><small>Line and station closed</small>|route=North Eastern Railway<br /><small>Cornhill Branch</small>|col= }}
Description
The station is largely intact, although the goods yard buildings have been demolished over time; the main building has been extended and converted into a restaurant. The railway cottages are extant.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.5062, -1.9711
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ilderton
- Postcode
- NE66 4PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q55137029 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ilderton railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ilderton railway station?
- Ilderton railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE66 4PH), in the parish of Ilderton.
- What is Ilderton railway station?
- Ilderton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ilderton railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode NE66 4PH.
- Is Ilderton railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Ilderton railway station is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Ilderton railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Ilderton railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ilderton railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE66 4PH. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.