Trivia: Station Names that differ by one letter (or near offer)

[steamybrian]

In addition to Hale and Sale there is Swale

Near offer to Ore is Torre

 

[Halish Railway]

Burley and Burnley (though the first one is sort of cheating).
Morley and Horley.
Battle & Cattle.

 

[SteveM70]

Battle & Cattle.

Now that really is pushing it

 

[Halish Railway]

Now that really is pushing it

Oh yeah, I just realised that I spelt Cattal wrong.

 

[adrock1976]

Barnhill and Barrhill

 

[SargeNpton]

Four letters different, but in the spirit...

Lake and The Lakes

 

[6026KingJohn]

Slightly off topic but one day I was standing on a platform at Birmingham New Street next to two 150s about 6 - 8 feet apart. One was going to Hednesford and one to Hereford!

 

[Western Sunset]

Reedham and, er, Reedham.

 

[GB71]

Retford and Thetford - slight fudge

 

[adrock1976]

A fudge using four letters of the second half of the placename:

Aberdeen, Abererch, and Abertawe.

 

[Hassocks5489]

Hale and Hayle … same pronunciation as well, as a bonus!

(Over in Germany, there are stations called "Aha" and "Ahaus", which although two letters different are particularly bizarre names...!)

 

[Journeyman]

A triple set that have been mentioned individually but not together:
Barnham -> Farnham -> Fareham -> Wareham.

How about creating a chain? Next one would be Warnham.

 

[Ianigsy]

Baildon and Basildon
Falmer and Walmer

I once posted a Christmas card to a friend in Baildon - full address, postcode, the works. By the time it reached my friend, it had been send from the sorting office in Bradford to Basildon, back up to Bradford, back down to Basildon and back to Bradford with the postcode firmly highlighted!

I'll add Rawcliffe and Radcliffe (Metrolink).

 

[peters]

Ardwick and Adwick. I recall a lot of Northern trains said Adwick on the front at one point, presumably because it was the first station on the blind and they hadn't been/couldn't be set to show the correct destination.

 

[DelW]

How about creating a chain? Next one would be Warnham.

Which could attach to either end (or both ends to make a circle!).

 

[Ianno87]

Attleborough and Attenborough.