Stanford Viaduct
Stanford Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. It is named after the nearby village of Stanford on Soar. Built as part of the Great Central Railway's London Extension opened in 1899, it carried the Great Central Main Line over the River Soar and a road.Photo: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway viaduct near Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire
- Also known as: “Loughborough Viaduct”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar and Loughborough Meadows.
Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
The Church of St. John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar is a parish church in the Church of England in Stanford on Soar, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar is situated 1,000 feet north of Stanford Viaduct.
Loughborough Meadows
Meadow
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughborough Meadows is a 60.5 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. Loughborough Meadows is situated 1,400 feet west of Stanford Viaduct.
Loughborough Railway Station
Railway station
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Loughborough is a Grade II listed railway station that serves the town of Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England. It is a stop on the Midland Main Line and is located 111 miles north of London St Pancras. Loughborough Railway Station is situated 3,900 feet south of Stanford Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanford on Soar and Loughborough.
Stanford on Soar
Village
Stanford on Soar, known locally as Stanford, is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England near the River Soar.
Loughborough
Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughborough is a market town in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England. The area has been represented since 2024, by Labour Party MP, Jeevun Sandher.
Normanton on Soar
Village
Photo: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Normanton on Soar, formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton, is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire, England near the River Soar. Normanton on Soar is situated 2 miles northwest of Stanford Viaduct.
Stanford Viaduct
- Categories: railway viaduct and transportation
- Location: Stanford on Soar, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.79029° or 52° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.19737° or 1° 11′ 51″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
9C4WQRR3+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 1102880948OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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