Abbey Foregate railway station
Abbey Foregate railway station was in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, south-east of Shrewsbury station, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction, on what is today the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line.- Type: Public building
- Description: railway station in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK (1849-1912)
- Also known as: “Abbey Foregate Platform”, “Abbey Foregate Platform railway station”, “Abbey Foregate Platform Station”, “Abbey Foregate Station”, and “Former Abbey Station”
- Address: 192A Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AH
- Roof shape: skillion
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrewsbury Abbey and United Reformed Church.
Shrewsbury Abbey
Church
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery.
United Reformed Church
Church
Photo: Cosy Kibble, CC BY-SA 4.0.
United Reformed Church is situated 680 feet west of Abbey Foregate railway station.
Shrewsbury Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed. Shrewsbury Castle is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Abbey Foregate railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankwell and Mountfields.
Frankwell
Suburb
Photo: ChrisJB, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs.
Mountfields
Neighborhood
Mountfields is an area in Shrewsbury, England, just north of the Welsh Bridge.
Coton Hill
Suburb
Coton Hill is a suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The River Severn flows to the west, and Bagley Brook, the original river bed of the Severn, to the east.
Abbey Foregate railway station
- Categories: railway station, building, and government building
- Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.70719° or 52° 42′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.74319° or 2° 44′ 36″ westLevels
1Open location code
9C4VP744+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 481435846OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=skillionWikidata ID
Q4664003
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Abbey Foregate railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Abbey Foregate”
- French: “Abbey Foregate”
- Urdu: “ایبی فورگیٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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Highlights include Seventh Day Adventist Church and Telepost Sports & Social Crown Green Bowls Club.
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