2015

SK3903 : Market Bosworth Station

taken 10 years ago, near to Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

This is 1 of 12 images, with title Market Bosworth Station in this square
Market Bosworth Station
Market Bosworth Station
Market Bosworth Station

Market Bosworth station is a former stop on the London and North Western Railway and the Midland Railway, who jointly operated the line between Moira West Junction and Nuneaton as the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The station is to the west of the market town of Market Bosworth.
Nowadays it is part of the heritage Battlefield Line Railway, some 3 miles to the south of the railway's base at Shackerstone. The station opened in 1873.

Battlefield Line

The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire. It runs from Shackerstone to Shenton, via Market Bosworth, a total of 5 miles. Shenton is near Bosworth Field, (the location of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses), giving the railway its name.
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SK3903, 228 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 18 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3927 0315 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.4819N 1:25.2787W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 3929 0319
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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