Where is Thorpe Thewles railway station?

Thorpe Thewles railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS21 3JG), in the parish of Grindon and Thorpe Thewles.

How do I get to Thorpe Thewles railway station?

The nearest railway station is Stockton, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS21 3JG.

Does Thorpe Thewles railway station charge admission?

Thorpe Thewles railway station typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Thorpe Thewles railway station?

The nearest railway station is Stockton, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS21 3JG.

Castles · North East England

Thorpe Thewles railway station

In or near Whitton.

♿ Wheelchair: limited

Thorpe Thewles railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.

Thorpe Thewles Station - geograph.org.uk - 6563983 — David Robinson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Stockton · 6.1 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Thorpe Thewles railway station, the nearest railway station is Stockton, which is 6.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TS21 3JG. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

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Thorpe Thewles 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

Thorpe Thewles railway station was a stop on the Castle Eden branch of the North Eastern Railway (NER) from 1880 to 1931. It was located approximately 5 miles north of Stockton and was designed to serve the village of Thorpe Thewles and the civil parish of Grindon in Stockton-on-Tees, part of the Ceremonial County of Durham, North East England. Despite its name, the station was actually located further from the village of Thorpe Thewles than Carlton station (later Redmarshall) on the main line of the Clarence Railway.

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

Background

History

The NER gained parliamentary powers to construct a line from Bowesfield Junction (where it joined the route of Stockton & Darlington Railway) to Wellfield Junction (on the route of the Hartlepool Dock & Railway) in 1872 and opened the line in stages, with the section north of Carlton Junction (where the line crossed the route of the Clarence Railway) opening to freight traffic on 1 August 1878 from which point Thorpe Thewles station was used for local goods traffic. However construction of the stations was not complete at this time, meaning that Thorpe Thewles' station master initially had to live in one of the cottages until the station buildings had been completed. Local passenger trains…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 54.6126, -1.3784
District: Stockton-on-Tees
Parish: Grindon and Thorpe Thewles
Postcode: TS21 3JG
Parliamentary constituency: Stockton North
Nearest railway station: Stockton — 6.1 km
Official site: thorpe-thewles.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q48813396 (CC0)
wikipedia: Thorpe Thewles railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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