Whittlestone Head railway station

Whittlestone Head
Whittlestone Head
General information
Location	Whittlestone Head, Lancashire; England
Coordinates	53°40′01″N 2°25′26″W / 53.667°N 2.4239°W
Grid reference	SD720190
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
12 June 1848	Opened
1 August 1848	Closed

Whittlestone Head railway station served the hamlet of Whittlestone Head, Lancashire, England, in 1848 on the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway.

History

The station was opened on 12 June 1848 by the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway. It was a very short-lived station, only being open for one and a half months before closing on 1 August 1848.^[1] It was replaced by the current Entwistle station.^[2]

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 249. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 174. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Spring Vale Line open, station closed		Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway Ribble Valley line		Turton and Edgworth Line open, station closed

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