Dual–Named Stations?

[Sad Sprinter]

Balham and Upper Tooting

(Although I’d class Wandsworth Common more central to Upper Tooting)

 

[Bradford PA]

Elstree & Borehamwood. The station is very much situated in the latter, much larger, settlement although this was originally in the parish of Elstree. Borehamwood is also occasionally split as Boreham Wood for some purposes.

 

[Julia]

Many Eastern Region dual names were shortened around 1970.

One survivor is Ashwell and Morden, which is actually in a small settlement called Odsey. Furthermore, although the nearest big village is Ashwell, there is no nearby place called Morden: there are two separate nearby villages Steeple Morden and Guilden Morden. Strictly speaking the station should be Ashwell and the Mordens.

Similar to the former Offord & Buckden (ECML); "Offord" doesn't exist per se, the station lies close to the boundary between Offord Cluny and Offord Darcy.

 

[JD2168]

Sandal & Agbrigg

 

[450.emu]

Highbury & Islington?

A bus service runs to the town of Islington further to the south

 

[ShadowKnight]

Harrow & Wealdstone.
Situated between harrow to the south and Wealdstone to the north, both in the London borough of harrow

 

[Springs Branch]

I wonder if any settlements around the country matched the historic situation at Hindley in Greater Manchester, with stations named 'A', 'B' and 'A & B'?

At the time of nationalisation, Hindley Urban District Council (abolished 1974) had three stations named Hindley, Hindley & Platt Bridge and Platt Bridge in its area.

The stations were on three separate lines which all had regular local services to Manchester (Victoria, Central & Exchange respectively) and to Wigan (Wallgate, Central & Northwestern).

It didn't even need Dr Beeching to start surgery on this duplication - Platt Bridge, plus a fourth station in the council's area at Hindley Green closed in 1961.

 

[edwin_m]

I wonder if any settlements around the country matched the historic situation at Hindley in Greater Manchester, with stations named 'A', 'B' and 'A & B'?

At the time of nationalisation, Hindley Urban District Council (abolished 1974) had three stations named Hindley, Hindley & Platt Bridge and Platt Bridge in its area.

The stations were on three separate lines which all had regular local services to Manchester (Victoria, Central & Exchange respectively) and to Wigan (Wallgate, Central & Northwestern).

It didn't even need Dr Beeching to start surgery on this duplication - Platt Bridge, plus a fourth station in the council's area at Hindley Green closed in 1961.

North-west Nottingham is similar. Basford & Bulwell (latterly Basford North), New Basford, Basford Vernon, Bulwell Common, Bulwell Market (re-opened as simply Bulwell), Bulwell Forest.

 

[Tester]

Harrow & Wealdstone.
Situated between harrow to the south and Wealdstone to the north, both in the London borough of harrow

More specifically, the pattern is:

First name - the more important place

Second name - where the station actually is

Hence:

Harrow and Wealdstone
Bushey and Oxhey
Kings Langley and Abbots Langley
Hemel Hempstead and Boxmoor

 

[Western Lord]

Elstree & Borehamwood. The station is very much situated in the latter, much larger, settlement although this was originally in the parish of Elstree. Borehamwood is also occasionally split as Boreham Wood for some purposes.

Borehamwood has the film industry to blame for its name being subsidiary to Elstree on the station name. When film studios were established there they were named after the station, so were known as various "Elstree Studios" and continue to be so. The station retains it's Elstree primacy so as not to confuse people going to the studios. When MGM established MGM-British Studios Ltd to the north of Elstree Way after WW2, they were almost always referred to as being in Borehamwood on film credits. Ludicrously, the recently established Sky studio complex which is even further east is known as Sky Elstree.

 

[fgwrich]

On the GWML, Goring & Streatley has retained its dual names, whereas the next station along, Cholsey, has lost its Moulsford!

Another on the GWML and not so far away from me is the curiously named Midgham. It opened as Woolhampton, it’s in the village of Woolhampton, but I believe was renamed Midgham (for Woolhampton), Then Midgham Halt, and back to Midgham. Despite all this it sits in the village of Woolhampton and Midgham itself is about 2 miles away up a hill.

 

[Zomboid]

Might be apocryphal, but I heard that Midgham was renamed because parcels for Wolverhampton kept turning up there.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Might be apocryphal, but I heard that Midgham was renamed because parcels for Wolverhampton kept turning up there.

I heard that too when I lived down that way.

 

[MadMac]

Might be apocryphal, but I heard that Midgham was renamed because parcels for Wolverhampton kept turning up there.

Kirknewton was renamed early on to Midcalder because of similar confusion with another Kirknewton in the Borders. The name changed back in the early 80s.

 

[Dr_Paul]

Highbury & Islington?

A bus service runs to the town of Islington further to the south

The station started off as Islington, then became Islington or Highbury -- the 'or' being an intriguing conjunction, possibly unique -- then Islington and Highbury, then Highbury and Islington.

 

[SteelWeelApeal]

I wonder if any settlements around the country matched the historic situation at Hindley in Greater Manchester, with stations named 'A', 'B' and 'A & B'?

At the time of nationalisation, Hindley Urban District Council (abolished 1974) had three stations named Hindley, Hindley & Platt Bridge and Platt Bridge in its area.

The stations were on three separate lines which all had regular local services to Manchester (Victoria, Central & Exchange respectively) and to Wigan (Wallgate, Central & Northwestern).

It didn't even need Dr Beeching to start surgery on this duplication - Platt Bridge, plus a fourth station in the council's area at Hindley Green closed in 1961.

There’s Hayes, Harlington, and Hayes & Harlington, although they are all very much different places. I did once visit them all in a day though

 

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On the GWML, Goring & Streatley has retained its dual names, whereas the next station along, Cholsey, has lost its Moulsford!

Indeed, although it does make some kind of sense -- Streatley is a large-ish village, separated from Goring only by the width of the Thames, and not far from the station (which is in Goring), whereas Moulsford is much smaller than Cholsey and not particularly near the station

 

[onlinespotting]

Sandwell & Dudley

Tutbury and Hatton

Ashchurch for Tewkesbury

 

[Springs Branch]

I wonder if any settlements around the country matched the historic situation at Hindley in Greater Manchester, with stations named 'A', 'B' and 'A & B'?

North-west Nottingham is similar. Basford & Bulwell (latterly Basford North), New Basford, Basford Vernon, Bulwell Common, Bulwell Market (re-opened as simply Bulwell), Bulwell Forest.

There’s Hayes, Harlington, and Hayes & Harlington, although they are all very much different places. I did once visit them all in a day though

Since posting, I've stumbled across another example in the Greater Manchester area. . .

The triangle between Guide Bridge, Stalybridge and Ashton once had Dukinfield (GCR), Dukinfield & Ashton (LNWR) and a triplet of Ashtons (Charlestown, Oldham Road and Park Parade).


Railway Clearing House junction diagram : Ashton, Crowthorne, Droylesden, Guide Bridge, Hyde, Oldham, Stalybridge & Ashton Moss, 1912 by mikeyashworth, on Flickr