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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: heritage railway station
- 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.
Rothley Court
Building
Photo: Terry Sheppard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rothley Court is a country house at Rothley in Leicestershire, England. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and later, as Rothley Temple, associated with the Knights Templar. Rothley Court is situated 1,000 feet east of Rothley railway station.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Church of St Leonard is situated 1 mile northwest of Rothley railway station.
Swithland Hall
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Swithland Hall is a 19th-century Neoclassical country house in Swithland, Leicestershire, designed by James Pennethorne. Swithland Hall is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Rothley railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Broadnook.
Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.
Cossington
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cossington is a village within the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England. It is between Sileby, Rothley, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake and Syston. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 598. Cossington is situated 2½ miles east of Rothley railway station.
Rothley railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Rothley, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.70428° or 52° 42′ 15″ northLongitude
-1.15981° or 1° 9′ 35″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Operator
Great Central RailwayOpen location code
9C4WPR3R+P3OpenStreetMap ID
node 26965995OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Rothley railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Rothley”
- French: “Rothley”
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