Stations with names not from that location

317653 · 4th September 2011, 21:33

I have just suddenly wandered why Audley End, (on the Liverpool Street to Cambridge NX line) is not called Wendons Ambo which is the villiage it is in. Audley End is a couple of miles down the road. Does anybody know why this is, and I'm sure there are other stations in the country with the same thing.

Thanks,

4SRKT · 4th September 2011, 21:40

Weeton station between Leeds and Harrogate is in Huby. Weeton is a much smaller village a couple of miles to the East of Huby. Seamer station is over a mile from Seamer, between the villages of Eastfield and Crossgates, now just outlying bits of Scarborough.

Cherry_Picker · 4th September 2011, 22:34

Lapworth station (near Solihull) is in a village called Kingswood, the village of Lapworth is a mile or so up the road. If Wikipedia is a credible source of information, the name of the station was changed from Kingswood to Lapworth in 1902 to avoid confusion with Kingswood station in Surrey.

Birmingham International is in the metropolitan border of Solihull, the airport which the station serves is also in Solihull, with large parts of the boundary fence of the airport actually making up the border between Birmingham and Solihull.

manaichain · 5th September 2011, 01:10

A lot of the stations were named for the civil parish they were in, and if they named it for the hamlet or village it is in then noone would have heard of it (like Oxford is closer to Osney than the centre of Oxford, yet Oxford is known world over, and Osney is known by very few people across the UK relatively speaking)

Jordy · 5th September 2011, 06:28

Crowle station is in Ealand and Althorpe is in Keadby.

Tracked · 5th September 2011, 07:10

Grindleford - in Upper Padley and with Nether Padley inbetween it and the town

Seacook · 5th September 2011, 08:57

Sandwell & Dudley clearly can't be in both (it's in Oldbury which is part of Sandwell) and not terribly handy for travel to Dudley - there used to be one service but now there are no buses from SAD to Dudley. Both Smethwick stations, and Tipton have better direct connections.

Schnellzug · 5th September 2011, 09:06

Waterloo is a long way from the place it's named after.

** well, alright, if you want to get technical, I suppose it's named after the bridge, but that is a long way from the place it's named after.

TDK · 5th September 2011, 09:13

Yorton is a way from the villiage and so is Prees

mindfeeder · 5th September 2011, 11:46

Warwick Parkway is pretty much next to the village of Budbrooke.

DarloRich · 5th September 2011, 12:02

Teesside Airport - it is now Durham Tees Valley Airport

158_Sprinter · 5th September 2011, 12:05

Sandbach station is actually in the village of Elworth, a good mile or so away from Sandbach town itself

DarloRich · 5th September 2011, 12:08

heighington station is actually in Aycliffe

142094 · 5th September 2011, 12:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarloRich

Teesside Airport - it is now Durham Tees Valley Airport

Should have put British Steel Redcar in with that one as well. Could be called anything now.

Temple Meads · 5th September 2011, 12:54

Kings Nympton on the Tarka line is at least 5 miles away from the (very small) village it gets it's name from.
My local station Tiverton Parkway is 7 miles away from it's namesake..

4th September 2011, 21:33	#1
317653 317 obsessed Member Join Date: 20 Aug 2010 Posts: 59	Stations with names not from that location I have just suddenly wandered why Audley End, (on the Liverpool Street to Cambridge NX line) is not called Wendons Ambo which is the villiage it is in. Audley End is a couple of miles down the road. Does anybody know why this is, and I'm sure there are other stations in the country with the same thing. Thanks, __________________ Companies Travelled with 2011: SN, FC, SW, LE, GR, GW Classes travelled on 2011: 377, 455, 171, 313, 442, 317,90, 444, 313, 91

5th September 2011, 06:28	#5
Jordy POTW co-ordinator Moderator Join Date: 9 Jun 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 7,525	Crowle station is in Ealand and Althorpe is in Keadby. __________________ WordPress \| Twitter \| Flickr \| Youtube \| Railmiles

5th September 2011, 07:10	#6
Tracked Post-What? Member Join Date: 30 May 2011 Location: 53.5440°N 1.1510°W Posts: 203	Grindleford - in Upper Padley and with Nether Padley inbetween it and the town __________________ http://www.soundclick.com/SleeplessBeachMusic http://twitter.com/sleeplessbeach

5th September 2011, 12:02	#11
DarloRich Established Member Join Date: 12 Oct 2010 Location: Work - Fenny Stratford(MK) Home - Darlington Posts: 4,327	Teesside Airport - it is now Durham Tees Valley Airport __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/ Views expressed are my own & not my employers

5th September 2011, 12:08	#13
DarloRich Established Member Join Date: 12 Oct 2010 Location: Work - Fenny Stratford(MK) Home - Darlington Posts: 4,327	heighington station is actually in Aycliffe __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/ Views expressed are my own & not my employers

4th September 2011, 21:40	#2
4SRKT Established Member Join Date: 9 Jan 2009 Posts: 4,162	Weeton station between Leeds and Harrogate is in Huby. Weeton is a much smaller village a couple of miles to the East of Huby. Seamer station is over a mile from Seamer, between the villages of Eastfield and Crossgates, now just outlying bits of Scarborough.

4th September 2011, 22:34	#3
Cherry_Picker Established Member Join Date: 18 Apr 2011 Location: 52.479°N 1.893°W Posts: 1,363	Lapworth station (near Solihull) is in a village called Kingswood, the village of Lapworth is a mile or so up the road. If Wikipedia is a credible source of information, the name of the station was changed from Kingswood to Lapworth in 1902 to avoid confusion with Kingswood station in Surrey. Birmingham International is in the metropolitan border of Solihull, the airport which the station serves is also in Solihull, with large parts of the boundary fence of the airport actually making up the border between Birmingham and Solihull.

5th September 2011, 01:10	#4
manaichain Member Join Date: 1 Nov 2010 Location: Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (formerly Didcot, Oxfordshire) Posts: 21	A lot of the stations were named for the civil parish they were in, and if they named it for the hamlet or village it is in then noone would have heard of it (like Oxford is closer to Osney than the centre of Oxford, yet Oxford is known world over, and Osney is known by very few people across the UK relatively speaking)

5th September 2011, 08:57	#7
Seacook Member Join Date: 17 May 2010 Location: West Bromwich Posts: 275	Sandwell & Dudley clearly can't be in both (it's in Oldbury which is part of Sandwell) and not terribly handy for travel to Dudley - there used to be one service but now there are no buses from SAD to Dudley. Both Smethwick stations, and Tipton have better direct connections.

5th September 2011, 09:06	#8
Schnellzug le Petit Train Jaune Established Member Join Date: 22 Aug 2011 Location: Evercreech Junction Posts: 2,926	Waterloo is a long way from the place it's named after. ** well, alright, if you want to get technical, I suppose it's named after the bridge, but that is a long way from the place it's named after.

5th September 2011, 09:13	#9
TDK Driver Established Member Join Date: 19 Apr 2008 Location: Wrexham Posts: 2,468	Yorton is a way from the villiage and so is Prees

5th September 2011, 11:46	#10
mindfeeder Member Join Date: 20 Dec 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 106	Warwick Parkway is pretty much next to the village of Budbrooke.

5th September 2011, 12:05	#12
158_Sprinter Member Join Date: 21 Jun 2011 Location: Plymouth, Far from ATW land. Posts: 33	Sandbach station is actually in the village of Elworth, a good mile or so away from Sandbach town itself

5th September 2011, 12:54	#15
Temple Meads Passenger and Enthusiast Established Member Join Date: 2 Sep 2010 Location: Tiverton, Devon Posts: 1,330	Kings Nympton on the Tarka line is at least 5 miles away from the (very small) village it gets it's name from. My local station Tiverton Parkway is 7 miles away from it's namesake.. __________________ Cheers, Tim YouTube \| Flickr \| More Photos