Leigh railway station (Staffordshire)

Leigh
Leigh
General information
Location	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire; England
Coordinates	52°55′08″N 1°58′46″W / 52.9190°N 1.9794°W
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
7 December 1964	Closed to goods traffic
7 November 1966	Closed to passengers

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The station remained open until 1966 but goods facilities had been withdrawn in 1964.^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Cresswell Line open, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line		Bromshall Line open, station closed

References

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.

Leigh
General information
Location	Uttoxeter, Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52°55′08″N 1°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]