Langwith Junction is a suburb of Shirebrook, in

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the no ...

, England. Its name derives from the former Shirebrook North railway station, which was on the now-defunct

Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) was built to connect coalfields in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Warrington and a new port on the Lincolnshire coast. It was a huge undertaking, and the company was unable to raise ...

. It forms one of the six Langwith villages.

References

* The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904, David & Charles reprint 1970 Villages in Derbyshire Bolsover District {{Derbyshire-geo-stub