Rookwood railway station
Rookwood railway station is a request stop on the 15 in gauge Perrygrove Railway. The railway was opened in 1996 and is a heritage railway. There is a footpath into the woods around the line from the halt.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in the UK
- Also known as: “Rookwood Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Perrygrove Railway and Perrygrove railway station.
Perrygrove Railway
Perrygrove Railway is a minimum-gauge railway of 15 in gauge. It is located at Perrygrove Farm in the Forest of Dean, near Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. Perrygrove Railway is situated 710 feet southeast of Rookwood railway station.Perrygrove railway station
Railway station
Perrygrove railway station is the home of the 15 in gauge Perrygrove Railway. The railway was opened in 1996 and is a heritage railway. There is a run round loop, sidings, platform, picnic area, station building, parking, and engine shed located at the station. Perrygrove railway station is situated 980 feet south of Rookwood railway station.
Oakiron railway station
Railway station
Oakiron railway station is the terminus of the 15 in gauge Perrygrove Railway. The line was opened in 1996 and is now open as a heritage railway, passenger trains run round the train via the loop to couple on with the train back down to Perrygrove Station. Oakiron railway station is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Rookwood railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milkwall and Gorsty Knoll.
Milkwall
Village
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milkwall is a village in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. It lies between the village of Sling to the south, and the town of Coleford to the north.
Gorsty Knoll
Hamlet
Gorsty Knoll is a small hamlet, located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The internationally important remains of Darkhill Ironworks and the Titanic Steelworks, are located on the edge of the hamlet.
Coalway
Village
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalway is a village in the West Forest of Dean region of Gloucestershire, England, approximately one mile south-east of the town of Coleford. Within the civil parish of Coleford, the village is just south of the village of Broadwell.
Rookwood railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Coleford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.78502° or 51° 47′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.6128° or 2° 36′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3VQ9PP+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8693763578OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7366236
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Rookwood railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Rookwood”
- French: “Rookwood”
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Highlights include Puzzlewood and Forest Golf Club.
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