Key Words :- railway station

Address :- Armstong Close, Newmarket, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 64926 63224
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.242492 , Long 0.41416
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1848 -

Description and History of Site:-
Originally the terminus of a branch line, opened in 1848, but superseded by the current through station.

It became a goods station until 1967. Demolished 1981.

'The site has now been lost under Armstrong Close which was built on a raised platform that once supported the station. A retaining wall remains behind five cottages, presumably ex-railway cottages on the lower edge of the site, on All Saints Road. This latter road curves round and runs alongside the old station site to its junction with Old Station Road.'

Further Reading and References:-
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980
Falconer, Keith. 'Guide to England's Industrial Heritage'. Batsford, 1980

https://newmarkethistory.org.uk/newmarket-town/railway/

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