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Wetwang railway station

Disused railway stations in the East Riding of YorkshireFormer Malton and Driffield Junction Railway stationsPages with no open date in Infobox stationRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1950Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1853
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Wetwang railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3491233)
Wetwang railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3491233)

Wetwang railway station (SE933596) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It served the village of Wetwang, opened on 19 May 1853, and closed for passengers on 5 June 1950 and goods on 20 October 1958. For passenger traffic, Wetwang was the busiest station on the MDR.

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YO25 9XP , Wetwang
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Wetwang railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3491233)
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Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bainton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Bainton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles (10 km) south-west of Driffield on the A614 road. According to the 2011 UK census, Bainton parish had a population of 334, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 282. The parish covers an area of 1,608.08 hectares (3,973.7 acres).Bainton was served by Bainton railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line between 1890 and 1954.Bainton Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew. Pevsner noted that the church was totally rebuilt in the 1330s or 1340s by the rector William de Brocklesby, except for the south-west corner of the chancel with its priest's doorway, which are c. 1300. Until 1715 the tower supported a spire. The font is Norman, and the pews 18th century. A tomb to Sir Edmund de Mauley lies in the south aisle; [de Mauley, Steward to Edward II, died at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314]. The tomb has an ogee canopy, crocketed gable and flying angels holding the soul of Sir Edmund in a napkin. There is also a brass to Roger Godeale, died 1429. A south porch and vestry were added by Henry Wheatley in 1843, and a restoration carried out by "Fowler of Louth" in 1866. The church's listed rectory, south of the church, is of late Georgian period. According to Pevsner a local tradition connects the rectory's coniferous garden with Paxton The rectory's coach house and stables are also listed buildings.