Swaffham Prior railway station

Swaffham Prior
Location
Place	Swaffham Prior
Area	East Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°15′21″N 0°17′09″E / 52.2558°N 0.2857°ECoordinates: 52°15′21″N 0°17′09″E / 52.2558°N 0.2857°E
Grid reference	TL561644
Operations
Line	Cambridge and Mildendall branch
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
2 June 1884	Station opened
18 June 1962	Station closed
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The railway station at Swaffham Prior was on the Cambridge and Mildendall branch of the Great Eastern Railway.^[1] The railway began operating to Swaffham Prior in 1884; the station closed in 1962, and then passed into private ownership.^[2] It is located on Station Road and is still inhabited.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bottisham and Lode		Great Eastern Cambridge and Mildendall branch		Burwell

References

1. Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929, cited in http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CAM/SwaffhamPrior/index.html
2. "Station Cottages, Swaffham Prior:: OS grid TL5664 :: Geograph British Isles". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

External links

• Swaffham Prior station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Swaffham Prior at Disused Stations