Rothley railway station

Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the Great Central Railway's London Extension. Built to the standard island platform pattern of country stations on the line, it originally opened on 15 March 1899 and has been restored to late Edwardian era condition, circa 1910.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: heritage railway station in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Rothley Railway Station” and “Rothley Station”
  • Address: Rothley, LE7 7LD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rothley Court and Church of St Leonard.

Building
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is a country house at in , . It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and later, as Rothley Temple, associated with the Knights Templar. is situated 1,000 feet east of Rothley railway station.

Church
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is situated 1 mile northwest of Rothley railway station.

Church
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St Mary & St John is a parish church in the centre of , . It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to reach out with the good news of Jesus Christ, to be built up as his disciples and to send people out to make God’s love known in the world". is situated 1 mile east of Rothley railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cropston and Broadnook.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , part of the Borough of Charnwood in , England.

Village
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, officially Garden Village, is a and planned community located in Charnwood, . Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, sits directly to the north of and roughly 4 miles from 's city centre.

Village
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is a village within the Soar Valley in , England. It is between , Rothley, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake and . The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 598. is situated 2½ miles east of Rothley railway station.

Rothley railway station

Latitude
52.70428° or 52° 42′ 15″ north
Longitude
-1.15981° or 1° 9′ 35″ west
Elevation
240 feet (73 metres)
Operator
Great Central Railway
Open location code
9C4WPR3R+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26965995
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6955631
Wiki­data ID
Q7370489
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Rothley railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Rothley”
  • French: “Rothley”
  • Urdu: “روٹلی ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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