Ashton Hall railway station

Ashton Hall
Site of former station in 2008
Location
Place	Thurnham, Lancashire
Area	Lancaster
Coordinates	54°00′38″N 2°49′49″W / 54.01046°N 2.83037°W / 54.01046; -2.83037Coordinates: 54°00′38″N 2°49′49″W / 54.01046°N 2.83037°W / 54.01046; -2.83037
Operations
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
History
9 July 1883	Station opens as Ashton Hall
Unknown date	Station renamed as Ashton Hall Halt
7 July 1930	Station closed
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Ashton Hall railway station was a private halt in Lancashire, England. Located on the Glasson Dock Branch, it was opened to serve Ashton Hall, the home of Lord Ashton, a local businessman. The house is now Lancaster Golf Club.

History

Opened by the London and North Western Railway, the station passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923, only to be closed seven years later.

The site today

The trackbed through the former station is now part of the Lancashire Coastal Way

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• Geograph