Moorhampton railway station

Moorhampton railway station was a station in the hamlet of Moorhampton, to the east of Norton Canon, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened for freight traffic on 24 October 1862 and closed on 31 December 1962.^[1][2] The station, now a caravan site, was on the B4230 Station Road.

Moorhampton
The site of the station in 2011
General information
Location	East of Norton Canon, Herefordshire England
Coordinates	52.1169°N 2.8914°W / 52.1169; -2.8914
Grid reference	SO390468
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 October 1862	Opened for freight traffic[1]
30 June 1863	opened for passengers
31 December 1962	Closed[1]

References

1. "Hereford Hay on Wye and Brecon Railway". Historic England. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 302. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 19-25. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kinnersley Line and station closed		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway		Westmoor Flag Line and station closed