Heritage railway stations · Mid Wales
Lydham Heath railway station
In or near Priestweston.
Lydham Heath railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Derek Harper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Lydham Heath railway station is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Lydham Heath railway station was a terminus on the Bishop's Castle Railway, which opened in 1866 and closed to passengers in 1935. The station featured a single platform and served a sparse population, primarily facilitating the transport of goods from local quarries. Today, remnants of the railway's route can be explored along the Onny Trail.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lydham Heath railway station was a station in Lydham, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 1 February 1866 and closed on 20 April 1935. As of September 2009, the only visible remains of the station is the cattle dock.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.5088, -2.9645
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Lydham
- Postcode
- SY9 5DS
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Official site
- www.disused-stations.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q28970405 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lydham Heath railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lydham Heath railway station?
- Lydham Heath railway station is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY9 5DS), in the parish of Lydham.
- What is Lydham Heath railway station?
- Lydham Heath railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lydham Heath railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode SY9 5DS.
- Is Lydham Heath railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Lydham Heath railway station is part of the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lydham Heath railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Lydham Heath railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lydham Heath railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SY9 5DS. It sits within the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency.