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Sparrowlee railway station

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The station, which was simply a small halt with a grand sign, only in fact served Lee House Farm, for there was no such settlement of this name, and no other community to serve. A waiting room was consequently not provided, but a siding was provided for the farm's use, and this included a 60-foot
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standard gauge section, for the use of standard gauge wagons which were carried on special low transporter wagons.
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The station was opened on 29 June 1904 and was the first halt when travelling north along the valley of the
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The line closed in 1934, and the route of the railway past the station is now designated the
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Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology
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This article about a Staffordshire building or structure is a
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Legend
Hulme End
Ecton
Butterton
Wetton Mill
Redhurst Crossing
Thor's Cave
Grindon
Beeston Tor
Sparrowlee
Waterhouses
North Staffordshire Railway
Leek
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railway station
Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
Hulme End
Waterhouses
Staffordshire
North Staffordshire Railway
LMS
River Hamps
Beeston Tor
River Manifold
Manifold Way
Historical railways
Waterhouses
Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway

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