Information for record number MWA7700:
Wilmcote Station

Summary The site of the former Wilmcote Railway Station which dates to the Imperial period and which is marked on the first edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. It is situated 200m north east of Featherbed Lane Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Railway Station
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wilmcote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Wilmcote Station marked on OS 1st edition 25" map.
2 The site of the original railway station at Wilmcote. It was replaced in 1907 by the existing station on the other side of the road bridge, although the original goods yard remained in use until c.1963.
3Date of opening of station given as 1861; replaced in 1907.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Branch Lines of Warwickshire
Author/originator: C G Maggs
Date: 1994
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Digital archive
Title: Rail around Birmingham: Wilmcote Station
Author/originator: Andrew Doherty
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st ed 25" OS Map 1823
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1823
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Glossary

 
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RAILWAY STATION * A place where railway trains regularly stop for taking up and setting down passengers or for receiving goods for transport. back
monument GOODS YARD * A site where merchandise and goods are temporarily stored before or after transportation by rail. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument ROAD BRIDGE * A bridge carrying a road over land or water. back

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