Historic churches · North East England
St John's Chapel railway station
In or near Hunstanworth.
St John's Chapel railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Helen Wilkinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St John's Chapel 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
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John's Chapel railway station served the village of St John's Chapel, County Durham, England, from 1895 to 1965 on the Weardale Railway.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station opened on 21 October 1895 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the south side of a minor road and included a goods warehouse and several sidings. The station closed to passengers on 29 June 1953. It became a public delivery siding on 2 January 1961 and closed to goods on 1 November 1965. The track was removed in September 1966. John Tom Rumney (Station Master/porter) and his wife Meggie Rumney lived continued to live in Station House next to the demolished station where they raised their sons Ronnie and Maurice Rumney. The house was sold after Meggie's death and extended.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.7373, -2.1769
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Stanhope
- Postcode
- DL13 1RP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
Sources
- wikidata: Q105393876 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's Chapel railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's Chapel railway station?
- St John's Chapel railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL13 1RP), in the parish of Stanhope.
- What is St John's Chapel railway station?
- St John's Chapel railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St John's Chapel railway station?
- Drivers can use postcode DL13 1RP.
- Is St John's Chapel railway station a protected site?
- Yes — St John's Chapel railway station is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St John's Chapel railway station free to visit?
- Yes, St John's Chapel railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John's Chapel railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL13 1RP. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.