Bluestone railway station served the villages of Heydon and Oulton, in

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, England. It was a stop on the

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History

The station opened in the late 19th century to serve the surrounding farms and settlements. It lay just within Heydon's civil parish. RAF Oulton, a now-disused airfield, was constructed in 1939-40 between the village of Oulton and the site of the station. It was closed in 1916, owing to low passenger numbers.Norfolk By Rail – Private Railways and Heritage Locations

The site today

The stationmaster's house remains in situ, with

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now occupying the trackbed.

References

External links

OS map of Oulton and the railway in 1946

{{closed stations norfolk Disused railway stations in Norfolk Former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1916