Leigh
General information
Location	Church Leigh, Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52°55′08″N1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°W / 52.9190; -1.9794
Grid reference	SK014357
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
7 August 1848	Opened [1]
7 December 1964	Closed to goods traffic [2]
7 November 1966	Closed to passengers [1]
Location

Leigh railway station was a railway station that served the village of Leigh in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England.

The railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848 ^[3] and a station to serve the village of Church Leigh was opened at the same time.

The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964. ^[2]

References

Notes

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 42-45. ISBN   9781908174932. OCLC   954271104.

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