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The location of Ketton Station, which served the villages around Ketton from 1848 to 1966.
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278:. It received its final name in 1935.
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465:. England. 23 July 1847
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678:"45 years on railway"
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1456:Ashby Magna
1393:Elmesthorpe
1249:Whissendine
1140:Ullesthorpe
1087:East Norton
1062:Humberstone
1047:Great Dalby
999:Swannington
971:Worthington
880:Hugglescote
865:Donisthorpe
802:Bardon Hill
717:24 December
689:24 December
661:24 December
657:: 652. 1899
628:24 December
624:: 670. 1881
597:24 December
593:: 504. 1871
564:24 December
560:: 169. 1914
554:"1859-1866"
495:16 February
469:25 December
253:Northampton
199:Collyweston
153:6 June 1966
145:8 July 1935
1562:Categories
1532:52°37′31″N
1365:Great Glen
1307:Rockingham
1168:Widmerpool
1135:Leire Halt
875:Snarestone
822:Merry Lees
421:References
137:1 May 1848
1535:0°32′50″W
1500:Uppingham
1479:Essendine
1451:Whetstone
1287:Lilbourne
1264:Luffenham
1178:Old Dalby
1097:Medbourne
368:Luffenham
234:Luffenham
132:Key dates
82:Platforms
1370:Kibworth
1302:Lubenham
1244:Asfordby
1234:Brooksby
1183:Grimston
1163:Plumtree
1158:Edwalton
1092:Hallaton
1072:Ingarsby
1037:Scalford
938:Whitwick
923:Shepshed
860:Overseal
505:cite web
392:Stamford
272:grouping
249:Wansford
75:SK984041
52:Location
1436:Rothley
1340:Hathern
1317:Morcott
1254:Ashwell
1229:Rearsby
1077:Lowesby
870:Measham
827:Desford
781:Rutland
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209:History
203:Rutland
103:History
98:Disused
63:England
60:Rutland
1593:Ketton
1484:Ryhall
1312:Seaton
1259:Manton
1239:Frisby
1082:Tilton
961:Wilson
245:Seaton
219:Ketton
195:Ketton
156:Closed
95:Status
56:Ketton
1493:Other
1403:Blaby
1201:Saxby
989:Moira
832:Ratby
779:and
719:2021
691:2021
663:2021
630:2021
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471:2021
227:LNWR
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