Kirkby Bentinck railway station

Kirkby Bentinck railway station served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Annesley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway on the section between Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria.^[1] The station was opened in January 1893 and closed in March 1963 after 70 years in service.^[2] Until 1 August 1925 it was named Kirkby & Pinxton station, and it appeared on Ordnance Survey maps as Kirkby & Bentinck station.^[1]

Kirkby Bentinck
Site of the former station, seen in 2000
General information
Location	Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield District England
Coordinates	53°05′42″N 1°16′19″W / 53.095°N 1.272°W / 53.095; -1.272
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 January 1893	Opened
4 March 1963	Closed

Present day

Nothing remains of Kirkby Bentinck station apart from two concrete poles that held the station sign and the station master's house on Church Hill.^[1] The site is now used for agriculture.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Kirkby Bentinck Station". Disused Stations Site Records. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. "Historic England Research Records Kirkby Bentinck Station". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

External links

• "Kirkby-in-Ashfield Railway Walk - Sunday 28th June 2015". www.branchline.uk. The Branch Line Society. includes map of local railways

Former services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hollin Well and Annesley Line and station closed		Great Central Railway London Extension		Tibshelf Town Line and station closed