Flax Bourton railway station was a railway station on the Bristol to Exeter line, 5 miles 49 chains (9.03 km) from Bristol Temple Meads, serving the village...
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Flax Bourton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish, with a population of 715, is situated within the unitary authority of North...
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the public. The nearest railway station is in neighbouring Gillingham. Trains run on the Exeter to Waterloo line. "Area: Bourton (Parish), Key Figures for...
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British Rail Class 143 (section Non-railway use)
Weston-super-Mare with 143621, caught fire between the site of the former Flax Bourton railway station and Nailsea and Backwell. Fire services took two hours to get...
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Bristol–Exeter line (category Railway lines in South West England)
Flax Bourton tunnel at the summit. The remains of Flax Bourton railway station are near the tunnel. The line descends to Nailsea and Backwell railway...
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the climb from Bristol. It was renamed Flax Bourton on 1 September 1868. A house was provided for the station master on the road side above the cutting...
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stuck. Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. There are 80 chains to the mile. Flax Bourton was constructed...
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reopened as Long Ashton 12 July 1926; closed 6 October 1941 Bourton; opened 1860; renamed Flax Bourton 1 September 1888; relocated 440 yards (400 m) west on...
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Downside. Nearby are Nailsea, Flax Bourton, Yatton, Brockley and Barrow Gurney. Backwell Hillfort between Flax Bourton and Backwell is an Iron Age hill...
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North Somerset Levels (section Railway Stations)
in the area Backwell Brinsea Chelvey Claverham Clevedon Congresbury Flax Bourton Hewish Kenn Kingston Seymour Locking Lower Langford Nailsea Puxton St...
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