Thorpe railway station is a former railway station in

Thorpe Waterville Thorpe Waterville is a village in the English county of Northamptonshire. It was first attested in 1199 as Torp(e), and Thorp Watervile in 1300. Ascelin de Waterville was a landowner in the area in the 12th century. Geography and administrat ...

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

on the former

Northampton and Peterborough Railway The Northampton and Peterborough Railway was an early railway promoted by the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) to run from a junction at Blisworth railway station, Blisworth on the L&BR main line to Northampton and Peterborough, in England. T ...

line which connected

Peterborough Peterborough ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The city is north of London, on the River Nene. A ...

and

Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ...

.British Railways Atlas 1947, p. 17. In 1846 the line, along with the London and Birmingham, became part of the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...

. At

grouping Grouping generally refers to the creation of one or more groups, or to the groups themselves. More specifically, grouping may refer to: * Shot grouping in shooting sports and other uses of firearms * the use of symbols of grouping in mathemati ...

in 1923 it became part of the

London Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally ...

. The station closed in 1964 to passengers.

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Disused railway stations in Northamptonshire Former London and Birmingham Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England John William Livock buildings {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub