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Barnwell
Barnwell
	Barnwell railway station in 1961
General information
Location	Barnwell, North Northamptonshire; England
Grid reference	TL046850
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway; London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 June 1845	Station opened
4 May 1964	Station closed to passengers and goods

Barnwell railway station is a former railway station in Barnwell, Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.^[2]

The station buildings were designed by the architect John William Livock.^[3]

In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the London and North Western Railway. At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

Gallery edit

Ticket office/station masters house

The former service edit

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1964 to passengers. The stationmaster's house still stands as a private residence.

The wooden waiting room on the platform was moved from Barnwell to Wansford station on the preserved Nene Valley Railway on 5 April 1977. The building is of typical LNWR wooden construction. It was originally built in 1884 for use by members of the royal family when visiting Barnwell Manor, home of the Duke of Buccleuch.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Thorpe		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Oundle

References edit

^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^ British Railways Atlas 1947, p. 17.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1961). The Buildings of England. Northamptonshitre. Penguin Books.