(Trivia) Stations in a different county to the settlement they are named after

[Grecian 1998]

How many stations are there which are situated in a different county to the one the settlement they purport to serve?

I am aware there can be different definitions of county - either ceremonial or administrative is fine as long as the station is in a different one to the settlement.

Those I know of:

North Camp is in Hampshire but the station is in Ash in Surrey.

Bristol Parkway is ceremonially in Gloucestershire and administratively in South Glos, with Bristol having been its own county since the 14th century. That said, both were administratively in Avon from 1974-97.

Dean station straddles the Wiltshire / Hampshire border - the majority of the station and the village are in Wilts, but the eastern end of the platforms are in Hants, complete with 'Welcome to Hampshire' sign.

Yeovil Junction was in Dorset until 1995, but the Somerset / Dorset border was then moved to incorporate the station into Somerset. The border is now further east, at the eastern end of the Exeter-Waterloo bridge over the Yeovil-Weymouth line.

Knighton station is in Shropshire, England, along with part of the town, but the majority of the town is in Powys / Radnorshire in Wales.

Any others?

 

[steamybrian]

Knockholt station is situated (just) inside the London Borough of Bromley but the village is nearly 3 miles away in Kent

Hampton Court station is in Surrey but Hampton Court (Palace) is the other side of the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond

 

[Taunton]

Knockholt station is situated (just) inside the London Borough of Bromley but the village is nearly 3 miles away in Kent

Knockholt station is actually in the village of Pratt's Bottom. Clearly this was the subject of humour (and sometimes disbelief when giving your address) not only nowadays but in Victorian times when the line was built.

 

[InOban]

The boundary between Cambridgeshire and Suffolk run along along the railway line at Newmarket station. However the platform is i Suffolk.

 

[Whistler40145]

How many stations are there which are situated in a different county to the one the settlement they purport to serve?

I am aware there can be different definitions of county - either ceremonial or administrative is fine as long as the station is in a different one to the settlement.

Those I know of:

North Camp is in Hampshire but the station is in Ash in Surrey.

Bristol Parkway is ceremonially in Gloucestershire and administratively in South Glos, with Bristol having been its own county since the 14th century. That said, both were administratively in Avon from 1974-97.

Dean station straddles the Wiltshire / Hampshire border - the majority of the station and the village are in Wilts, but the eastern end of the platforms are in Hants, complete with 'Welcome to Hampshire' sign.

Yeovil Junction was in Dorset until 1995, but the Somerset / Dorset border was then moved to incorporate the station into Somerset. The border is now further east, at the eastern end of the Exeter-Waterloo bridge over the Yeovil-Weymouth line.

Knighton station is in Shropshire, England, along with part of the town, but the majority of the town is in Powys / Radnorshire in Wales.

Any others?

Does that mean Yeovil has two stations in two different counties?

 

[Bald Rick]

Half of Brandon station, including the Station building, is in Norfolk, and the other half is in Suffolk, along with Brandon itself.

Interestingly, 1/4 of the level crossing is in Suffolk, which makes the Level Crossings Order quite unusual!

 

[Grecian 1998]

Does that mean Yeovil has two stations in two different counties?

That was the case until 1995, but not any more - both are now in Somerset. Pen Mill is also close to the Dorset border. In every direction except south the lines pass into Dorset and back into Somerset at least once (although if heading west not until past Crewkerne, around Winsham).

Half of Brandon station, including the Station building, is in Norfolk, and the other half is in Suffolk, along with Brandon itself.

Interestingly, 1/4 of the level crossing is in Suffolk, which makes the Level Crossings Order quite unusual!

Given there have been a fair few boundary shifts over the years for convenience, I'm surprised that one hasn't been changed. Admittedly I don't know the area and whether there are any good reasons for retaining the status quo.

 

[Cherry_Picker]

Haddenham & Thame Parkway is on the Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire border, Haddenham where the station buildings are located are in Bucks while the much larger Thame is in Oxfordshire.

Northolt Park is in a bit of London where the railway line forms the boundary between boroughs. All the buildings on the up side are in the borough of Harrow and all of the buildings on the down are in the borough of Ealing. I believe the station platforms are entirely in Ealing. Presumably this isn't uncommon at all as a railway line does seem like a natural border, especially in places where boundaries have been redrawn in the 20th century or later.

 

[Ianno87]

Appley Bridge station is physically in Lancashire, but the villiage itself is in Greater Manchester (as is the station for ticketing purposes)

 

[Taunton]

Half of Brandon station, including the Station building, is in Norfolk, and the other half is in Suffolk, along with Brandon itself.

Just for info, London Heathrow Terminal 4, the one on the south side, was half in Surrey and Half in the London Borough of Hillingdon when under construction; the border was adjusted to be wholly in London. As you can imagine, the rates income of such a building for whichever authority it was in had great significance; Surrey was disappointed.

 

[Bald Rick]

I'm surprised that one hasn't been changed. Admittedly I don't know the area and whether there are any good reasons for retaining the status quo.

Presumably the residents in the adjacent Boundary Road would have something to say about it!

 

[Clansman]

Uphall station is in Livingston, and Dalmeny station is in South Queensferry

 

[DarloRich]

Half of Brandon station, including the Station building, is in Norfolk, and the other half is in Suffolk, along with Brandon itself.

Interestingly, 1/4 of the level crossing is in Suffolk, which makes the Level Crossings Order quite unusual!

that was the one i was going to mention. A very strange and surprisingly complex situation

 

[adc82140]

I think that half of Blackwater (the Guildford bound platform) is in Surrey. The other platform is in Hampshire. The border with Berkshire is within a few dozen metres as well.

 

[SteveM70]

Historically the Lancashire / Yorkshire boundary in Todmorden was the Walsden Water which ran underneath the town hall, splitting the town down the middle. The station was on the Lancashire side. Nowadays the border with Lancashire is up near Copy Pit, and the Greater Manchester boundary is up at Summit

 

[norbitonflyer]

Northolt Park is in a bit of London where the railway line forms the boundary between boroughs. All the buildings on the up side are in the borough of Harrow and all of the buildings on the down are in the borough of Ealing. I believe the station platforms are entirely in Ealing. Presumably this isn't uncommon at all as a railway line does seem like a natural border, especially in places where boundaries have been redrawn in the 20th century or later.

Abbey Wood station is another. The boundary between the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich (which was until 1965 the boundary between Kent and the County of London) follows the original line of Harrow Manor Way, which originally crossed the line by a level crossing at the east (country) end of the station. The flyover that replaced the level crossing is a little to the east of this line, and the new entrance built for Crossrail opens on to the flyover. Thus the entrance is in Bexley (indeed, it is the only station in Bexley run by any part of TfL) but the platforms are in Greenwich.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

An obvious one is Knighton, not just a different county but a different country!! The village is a Welsh village in Powys, Knighton station is across the border ( just ) in Shropshire.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

An obvious one is Knighton, not just a different county but a different country!! The village is a Welsh village in Powys, Knighton station is across the border ( just ) in Shropshire.

Mentioned by the OP in post #1.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Mentioned by the OP in post #1.

Ha ha , I really need to read all the post and not skim over it. Apologies.

 

[zwk500]

Falmer station is (just) in Brighton & Hove, along with Falmer Stadium & the 2 universities (which the station probably now serves more than the village). The village itself is in East Sussex.

(Ceremonially still Sussex but administratively different counties)

 

[WAO]

Liverpool St serves East Anglia (from London) but Euston is a village in Suffolk with a named station (in Middlesex?) serving Liverpool.

They were named after aristocrats, of course.

WAO

 

[Dr Hoo]

Liverpool St serves East Anglia (from London) but Euston is a village in Suffolk with a named station (in Middlesex?) serving Liverpool.

They were named after aristocrats, of course.

WAO

Devons Road station on the DLR is named after the eponymous road, itself named after a landowner rather than the county of Devon.

 

[philjo]

Ashwell and Morden station is in Cambridgeshire, as are the villages of Guilden Morden And Steeple Morden. Ashwell is in Hertfordshire.

 

[YorksLad12]

If we're allowed closed stations: Finningley Station was in historic Yorkshire, Finningley itself in historic Nottinghamshire. The station also served Blaxton, just to north.

If we're not, just ignore me.

 

[RichT54]

I think that half of Blackwater (the Guildford bound platform) is in Surrey. The other platform is in Hampshire. The border with Berkshire is within a few dozen metres as well.

Is that right? Doesn't the county border follow the Blackwater river which is about 100 metres to the east of the station?

 

[Bald Rick]

Is that right? Doesn't the county border follow the Blackwater river which is about 100 metres to the east of the station?

Indeed it does.

 

[Galvanize]

Coupar Angus, long closed Station on the Perth to Forfar Line, not to be confused with Coupar in Fife on the Edinburgh-Aberdeen Line.

Despite its name...the town since 1891 has been part of Perthshire/Perth and Kinross.

EDIT: doesn’t quite fit in as it wasn’t in a different ceremonial county to the town, more the fact the Town still had references to its former ceremonial county.

 

[steamybrian]

If you are considering closed stations then Coldstream station (closed in 1964) was located in the village of Cornhill in England but Coldstream town was in Scotland.

 

[adc82140]

Is that right? Doesn't the county border follow the Blackwater river which is about 100 metres to the east of the station?

You're probably right. The road sign for the county boundary is by the rail overbridge though. Probably placed for highway convenience.

 

[Sir Felix Pole]

Another closed station was Whitstone & Bridgerule on the Bude line. Whitstone is in Cornwall, Bridgerule in Devon. The station was in Devon, but west of the Tamar, for the border deviates from the river in this area. Of course, in the traditional manner, it was not convenient for either village.