Wigston Glen Parva
The site of the station in 2016
General information
LocationGlen Parva, Leicestershire
England
Coordinates52°34′52″N 1°08′23″W / 52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid referenceSP584985
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1882 [2]opened for military use only
1 April 1884[3]Station opened as Glen Parva[4]
1887Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva[5]
4 March 1968Station closed

Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

History

The station was opened in 1882 for military use, and on 1 April 1884[6] for public use.

In 1950 the station won first prize in the London Midland Region Garden Competition.[7]

British Rail closed the station in 1968.

In 1986 BR opened a new station on the same line, South Wigston, about 300 m (330 yd) east of the site of Glen Parva.

Stationmasters

  • Thomas Holmes 1884 - 1886[8]
  • William Henry Abbey 1886 - 1888[8]
  • Robert John Cross 1888[8]
  • Robert Hamp 1888[8] - 1896[9]
  • William Chadwick 1892 - 1896[9]
  • Walter Vernon Scott 1896 - 1900[9]
  • Frederick John Sharpe 1900 - 1907[10]
  • Horace Steers 1907[10] - ca. 1918
  • Samuel Tweager ca. 1925
  • J.J. Davies until 1929[11] (also station master at Wigston Glen Parva, afterwards station master at Morecambe Promenade)
  • T. Bond until 1940[12] (also stationmaster at Glen Parva and Wigston Magna, afterwards station master at Barking)
  • P. Wakefield ca. 1948
  • F.S. Willsmer ca. 1950

Route

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Blaby
Line open, station closed		   L&NWR
South Leicestershire Railway		   Welford Road
Line open, station closed
    Wigston Magna
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ↑ Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
  2. ↑ "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
  3. ↑ "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
  4. ↑ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
  5. ↑ "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
  6. ↑ "London and North Western Railway. Opening of Glen Parva Station". Leicester Journal. England. 28 March 1884. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wigston's Station new look wins first prize". Leicester Daily Mercury. England. 4 September 1950. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "1875 -1890 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 88. 1875. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "1889-1901 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 209. 1889. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. 1 2 "1902-1911 Coaching". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 365. 1902. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kibworth". Market Harborough Advertiser and Mail. England. 11 January 1929. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Mr. T. Bond". Essex Newsman. England. 27 January 1940. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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