Sleightholme | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 1 mile SW of Newton Arlosh, Allerdale England |
| Coordinates | 54°52′16″N 3°15′21″W / 54.8712°N 3.2557°W |
| Grid reference | NY195536 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company |
| Key dates | |
| September 1856 | First appeared in Bradshaw, Saturdays Only |
| June 1857 | Last appeared in Bradshaw[1] |
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Sleightholme was an early, short lived railway station near Newton Arlosh, Cumbria on the Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company's branch from Carlisle to Silloth
The station served the small hamlet of Newton Arlosh and its rural surrounds, but was named after a farm which was nearer than the village.
Its timetable entries show trains calling on Saturdays Only. It only appeared in public timetables from September 1856 to June 1857.
By 1866 no trace of the station could be seen on OS maps.[2]
The line through the station site closed on 7 September 1964.[3]
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 355.
- ^ Sleightholme bridge in 1866, via National Library of Scotland
- ^ Cumbria Railways Retrieved : 2012-08-21