Manningford Halt railway station

Manningford Halt is a former railway station which opened in 1932 in Manningford parish, Wiltshire, England on the Berks and Hants Extension Railway between Pewsey and Devizes. The halt closed in 1966 when local services were withdrawn.[1]

Manningford Halt
General information
LocationManningford, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°20′07″N 1°48′07″W / 51.3354°N 1.8020°W / 51.3354; -1.8020
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 June 1932 (1932-06-20)Opened
18 April 1966 (1966-04-18)Closed

The halt was about half a mile north of both Manningford Abbots and Manningford Bruce, west of the bridge carrying the Wilcot road over the railway,[2] which had opened in 1862.[3] The two platforms each had a small corrugated iron shelter.[1]

The station was demolished after closure leaving no trace of its existence. The track remains open as part of the Reading–Taunton line.

References

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  1. ^ a b Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet SU15". National Library of Scotland. 1958. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ Crittall, Elizabeth, ed. (1959). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 4 – Railways". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pewsey
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Berks and Hants Railway
  Woodborough
Line open, station closed