Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
I think there'll be more of these than the other thread, but though it worth its own.
What stations are there where the station has given a name to the settlement it is in where that settlement wasn't originally so named, or where the railway has caused the settlement to develop from nothing?
The other thread mentions Earlestown, which people say isn't the name of a place (the station being in Newton le Willows) but does seem to have sort of become one.
Similarly, the coming of Windermere station (named for the lake) resulted in the settlement, formerly named Birthwaite, becoming called Windermere.
Then you've got places like Tring Station (distinct from Tring), Widdrington Station (distinct from Widdrington), Rainford Junction (distinct from Rainford) where the settlement has come about because of the railway and so taken the name from there.
What others are there?
What stations are there where the station has given a name to the settlement it is in where that settlement wasn't originally so named, or where the railway has caused the settlement to develop from nothing?
The other thread mentions Earlestown, which people say isn't the name of a place (the station being in Newton le Willows) but does seem to have sort of become one.
Similarly, the coming of Windermere station (named for the lake) resulted in the settlement, formerly named Birthwaite, becoming called Windermere.
Then you've got places like Tring Station (distinct from Tring), Widdrington Station (distinct from Widdrington), Rainford Junction (distinct from Rainford) where the settlement has come about because of the railway and so taken the name from there.
What others are there?