Dr_Paul
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Following on from the two threads on convenient and inconvenient stations, and touched upon in some of the posts therein, how about a thread discussing where the building of a railway station has actually led to the creation of a new settlement around it? Let's start with a few around London.
Harrow station on the LNWR, now Harrow and Wealdstone. When it was opened it was in open countryside on the lane halfway between Harrow and Harrow Weald; by 1900 there was a new settlement around the station called Wealdstone.
Surbiton station on the LSWR main line. When it was opened as the station for Kingston it was in a cutting in largely open countryside, with the original settlement of Surbiton being half a mile to the north; by 1900 it was surrounded by urban development (which is what people today think of as Surbiton).
Other similar cases are Wimbledon, New Malden, Raynes Park, Worcester Park and Clapham Junction.
Let's have some more from other parts of Britain.
Harrow station on the LNWR, now Harrow and Wealdstone. When it was opened it was in open countryside on the lane halfway between Harrow and Harrow Weald; by 1900 there was a new settlement around the station called Wealdstone.
Surbiton station on the LSWR main line. When it was opened as the station for Kingston it was in a cutting in largely open countryside, with the original settlement of Surbiton being half a mile to the north; by 1900 it was surrounded by urban development (which is what people today think of as Surbiton).
Other similar cases are Wimbledon, New Malden, Raynes Park, Worcester Park and Clapham Junction.
Let's have some more from other parts of Britain.