Warrington Wilderspool railway station (site)
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Warrington Wilderspool railway station (site)
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 28 Jan 2020
Opened in 1853 as a temporary passenger station (pending completion of the bridge over the Mersey, which is behind the camera position), by the Warrington and Stockport Railway, later part of the London & North Western Railway. This single platform station to the right of the line, closed to passengers in 1854 and completely in 1871. No trace remains. View east towards Latchford and Stockport. The main station for Warrington on this line was at Arpley, also behind the camera position - see Image For more information, see http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/warrington_wilderspool/
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Image Location
Latitude
53.384234
Longitude
-2.590206