Wickham Bishops railway station

Wickham Bishops railway station served the village of Wickham Bishops, Essex. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) on a branch line from Witham to Maldon East and Heybridge. The station was 2 miles 39 chains (4.00 km) from Witham station. The line and station closed to passenger services in 1964 though goods traffic continued for a further two years.

Wickham Bishops
Location	Wickham Bishops, Maldon England
Coordinates	51.7732°N 0.6431°E
Grid reference	TL824116
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway[1] Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848	Opened as Wickham[1]
1 October 1913	Renamed Wickham Bishops[1]
7 September 1964	Closed

History

The MWBR, which consisted of two branch lines from the Eastern Counties Railway station at Witham, opened for goods traffic on 15 August 1848. Passenger services began on 2 October that year,[2] and a station originally named Wickham was opened that day.[1]

The station was renamed Wickham Bishops on 1 October 1913. It, and the rest of the line, closed on 7 September 1964.[1] The main station building is now a private house.

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 147. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Wickham Bishops station on navigable 1945 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Witham Line closed, station open		Great Eastern Railway Witham–Maldon branch line		Langford and Ulting Line and station closed