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Wookey railway station information


Wookey
The railway station before closure
General information
LocationWells, Mendip
England
Coordinates51°12′51″N 2°40′22″W / 51.2142°N 2.6728°W / 51.2142; -2.6728
Grid referenceST531463
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1871 (1871-08-01)Station opened
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)Station closed
Wookey Station
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A lane, cut into the ground on the right, leads to a red fence and large single-storey stone building
LocationSomerset
Grid referenceST531464
InterestGeological
Area0.04 hectares (0.00040 km2; 0.00015 sq mi)
Notification1997 (1997)
Natural England website

Wookey railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Somerset, England. The site is a 0.04 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Wells and Wookey Hole.

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