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269:British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
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620:Leicester–Burton upon Trent line
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359:London and North Western Railway
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112:London and North Western Railway
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194:Syston and Peterborough Railway
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186:London and Birmingham Railway
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1024:South Leicestershire Railway
658:GNR & LNWR Joint Railway
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351:Line and station closed
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163:Morcott railway station
961:Wakerley and Barrowden
908:Ketton and Collyweston
648:Braunstone (Leicester)
446:Bagworth and Ellistown
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671:Long Clawson and Hose
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47:General information
41:The station in 1966
1183:52.5973°N 0.6308°W
1047:Wigston Glen Parva
666:Harby and Stathern
534:Higham on the Hill
341:Following station
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726:East Norton
701:Humberstone
686:Great Dalby
638:Swannington
610:Worthington
519:Hugglescote
504:Donisthorpe
441:Bardon Hill
221:Northampton
1258:Categories
1171:52°35′50″N
1004:Great Glen
946:Rockingham
807:Widmerpool
774:Leire Halt
514:Snarestone
461:Merry Lees
257:References
1174:0°37′51″W
1139:Uppingham
1118:Essendine
1090:Whetstone
926:Lilbourne
903:Luffenham
817:Old Dalby
736:Medbourne
373:Luffenham
128:Key dates
82:Platforms
1009:Kibworth
941:Lubenham
883:Asfordby
873:Brooksby
822:Grimston
802:Plumtree
797:Edwalton
731:Hallaton
711:Ingarsby
676:Scalford
577:Whitwick
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499:Overseal
244:grouping
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198:Stamford
75:SK928008
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956:Morcott
893:Ashwell
868:Rearsby
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509:Measham
466:Desford
420:Rutland
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167:Rutland
103:History
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951:Seaton
898:Manton
878:Frisby
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600:Wilson
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144:Closed
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628:Moira
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