Thurgarton
Thurgarton is a small village in rural Nottinghamshire, England. The village is close to Southwell, and Newark-on-Trent and still within commuting distance to Nottingham. It is served by Thurgarton railway station. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412, increasing to 440 at the 2011 census. Location Thurgarton village and parish lie approximately to the north-east of Nottingham, and around to the south of Southwell. The River Trent is about a mile away, to the south-east. The parish covers around of land. Gonalston is to the south-west and Bleasby to the south-east. The A612 road runs through Thurgarton, heading south out of Southwell. An alternative route is the A6097 trunk road. The ordnance survey grid reference is SK 6949. Christian links Thurgarton is a lesser known place of pilgrimage for Christians wishing to pay respects to the mystical prelate, Walter Hilton. Born in 1343, "Walter Hilton studied Canon Law at Cambridge but after a period ...
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Thurgarton Railway Station
Thurgarton railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the village of Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire, England. History It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which was engineered by George Stephenson and opened by the Midland Railway on 3 August 1846. The contractors for the line were Craven and Son of Newark and Nottingham; the station buildings are in the neo-Tudor style and were probably designed by Thomas Chambers Hine. At the station much of the original décor remains apart from the electric barriers added later. Stationmasters *J. Howitt 1846 - 1865 *C. Brown 1865 - 1866 *John Kind 1866 - 1898 *Job Frederick Fisher 1898 - 1921 (formerly station master at Bleasby) *Sidney Richard Holden ca. 1924 - 1932 (afterwards station master at Ullesthorpe) *J.F. Georgeson from 1937 (also station master at Lowdham) *H. Simpson ca. 1950 Facilities The station is unstaffed and offers limited facilities other than two shelters, timetables and modern passenger informatio ...
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