Pickburn is a

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, England, close to the village of Brodsworth and

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History

The hamlet appears to get its name from the small stream "Pick Burn" (or river Pick) which flows through it on its way to Highfields Lake, in the Woodlands wildlife park. At the time of Kirkby's Inquest, Pickburn was held by the Wasteneys and the Lyvets. The Lyvets (

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), who gave their name to the nearby hamlet of Hooton Levitt, later held

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by inheritance from the FitzTurgis (later de Wickersley) family. There was a

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a few yards south of the hamlet named ' Pickburn and Brodsworth', which was on a branch of the Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway, the last substantial completely new railway built in

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. The halt was opened on 1 December 1894 and, although it was closed to passengers in February 1903, remained open for freight until 30 September 1963.Subterranea Britannica site, with photographs
/ref> No evidence now remains of the station's existence.

References

External links

Map of the Hull and Barnsley Railway showing the position of Pickburn Station, Hull & Barnsley Railway Stock Fund site
Hamlets in South Yorkshire Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster {{SouthYorkshire-geo-stub