Cornborough railway station

Cornborough
Map showing the position of Cornborough
Location
Place	Westward Ho!
Area	Torridge
Coordinates	51°01′57″N 4°15′50″W / 51.0326°N 4.2640°WCoordinates: 51°01′57″N 4°15′50″W / 51.0326°N 4.2640°W
Grid reference	SS413283
Operations
Original company	Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-grouping	British Electric Traction
Platforms	One
History
20 May 1901[1][2]	Opened
28 March 1917	Closed[3]
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Old railway cutting near the site of the halt.

Cornborough railway station was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in North Devon, close to Westward Ho!, serving holiday makers visiting the cliff walks and nearby beach.^[4] It lay 1 mile and 75 chains from Bideford Quay.^[5]

History

As stated, the halt was built to serve passengers aiming to walk on the Torrs, etc. It was in a very exposed area and trains were often reduced to a snail's pace due to high winds in winter.^[6]

Infrastructure

Cornborough Cliffs Halt had a platform, but no shelter and was sited on the up side of the line next to the footpath at the waters edge. The line ran through rock cut cuttings up to this point.^[6] No sidings or freight facilities were provided.^[7] It was situated 3 miles and 30 chains from Bideford Quay.^[8]

Micro history

In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.^[9]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Westward Ho! Line and station closed		Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway		Abbotsham Road Line and station closed

References

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Legend Appledore Lovers' Lane Halt Richmond Road Halt Northam Beach Road Westward Ho! Cornborough Abbotsham Road Kenwith Castle Halt Causeway The Lane Halt Locomotive shed Strand Road Halt Bideford Quay Bideford North Devon Railway

Notes

1. Jenkins, Page 44
2. Baxter, Page 8
3. Jenkins, Page 123
4. Jenkins, Page 110
5. Jenkins, Page 62
6. Baxter, Page 19
7. Jenkins, Page 141
8. Jenkins, Page 62
9. Baxter, Page 6

Sources

1. Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901-1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
2. Christie, Peter (1995). North Devon History. The Lazarus Press. ISBN 1-898546-08-8.
3. Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
4. Griffith, Roger (1969). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. School project and personal communications. Bideford Museum.
5. Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
6. Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901-1917. Pub. West Country Publications.