How Mill railway station

How Mill railway station was a station which served the tiny village of The How, South-West of Brampton, England. The station was closed in 1959, just four years before the Beeching Axe.

The How was on one side of the station, actually almost a mile away while the Mill was on the other side. The Mill was/is a sawmill and a house where the family live(d) who own the Mill. A level crossing was in place in the early 1940s.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Heads Nook   Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
North Eastern Railway
  Brampton (Cumbria)

Coordinates: 54°54′05″N 2°45′57″W / 54.9013°N 2.7657°W / 54.9013; -2.7657


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