Oakenshaw railway station (site), Yorkshire
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Oakenshaw railway station (site), Yorkshire
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 19 May 2013
Opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on the line from Rotherham to Leeds, this station was known as "Oakenshaw for Wakefield" for most of its life. It closed very early, in 1870 and all trace has long since been removed. View south west from the A638 towards Sandal & Walton and Rotherham.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.665356
Longitude
-1.45816