Washford railway station
Washford railway station is a station on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in England. The station is situated in the village of Washford, which is itself within the civil parish of Old Cleeve in the county of Somerset.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: heritage railway station in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Washford Railway Station” and “Washford Station”
- Address: Station Road, Watchet, TA23 0PP
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Cleeve Abbey.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary’s Church is situated 1,100 feet east of Washford railway station.
Cleeve Abbey
Ruins
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cleeve Abbey is a medieval monastery located near the Washford River and village of Washford, in the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Cleeve Abbey is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Washford railway station.
Tropiquaria
Zoo
Tropiquaria Zoo is a small tropical house and zoo in Somerset, England. It is located at Washford Cross, 16 miles from Taunton and 9 miles from Minehead. Tropiquaria is situated 1 mile east of Washford railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washford and Old Cleeve.
Washford
Village
Photo: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washford is a village on the Washford River in the civil parish of Old Cleeve, Somerset, England. The village is next to Cleeve Abbey, one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in England.
Old Cleeve
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Cleeve is a village 5 miles south east of Minehead in Somerset, England, and also a civil parish. The civil parish of Old Cleeve covers an area of 2,092 hectares and includes the villages of Old Cleeve, Roadwater and Washford as well as hamlets such as Bilbrook, Chapel Cleeve, Golsoncott and Leighland Chapel.
Roadwater
Village
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roadwater is a village 3 miles south-west of Williton, on the northern edge of the Exmoor National Park, in Somerset, England. Roadwater is situated 2 miles south of Washford railway station.
Washford railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Old Cleeve, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.16151° or 51° 9′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.36889° or 3° 22′ 8″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Inception
1874Operator
West Somerset Railway plcNetwork
West Somerset RailwayOpen location code
9C3R5J6J+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 269692390OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Washford railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Washford”
- French: “Washford”
- Polish: “Washford (stacja kolejowa)”
- Polish: “Washford”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Washford”
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