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Earswick
Earswick
	Location of the station
General information
Location	Huntington, City of York; England
Coordinates	53°59′23″N 1°04′01″W / 53.989670°N 1.066870°W
Grid reference	SE612550
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
4 October 1847	Opened as Huntington
1 November 1874	Renamed Earswick
29 November 1965	Closed

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Earswick station (before 1874, known as Huntington station) was a station on the York to Beverley Line north east of the City of York, England.

History

Huntington station opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Huntington and New Earswick.

The station was renamed Earswick station on 1 November 1874.^[2] It closed on 27 November 1965.

The station and platforms were demolished in 1970–1 and The Hogshead (formerly Flag and Whistle) pub now occupies the site where the station once stood.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
York		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Warthill

References

^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^ ^a ^b "Station Name: Earswick". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011.

Sources

Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 87, 125. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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[1] Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

[ds-2] "Station Name: Earswick". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011.

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+{{short description|Disused railway station in York, England}}
-{{Infobox UK disused station
+{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
-|name        = Earswick
+{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
-|locale      = [[Huntington, City of York|Huntington]]
+{{Infobox station
-|borough     = [[York|City of York]]
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+| name                = Earswick
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+| borough             = [[Huntington, City of York|Huntington]], [[York|City of York]]
-|owner       =
+| country             = England
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+| coordinates         = {{coord|53.989670|-1.066870|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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+| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
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+| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|SE612550|25|SE612550}}
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-|years1      = 1847
+| platforms           = 2
+| original            = [[York and North Midland Railway]]
-|events1     = Opened
+| pregroup            = [[North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)|North Eastern Railway]]
-|years2      = 1965
+| postgroup           = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
-|events2     = Closed
+| years1              = 4 October 1847
+| events1             = Opened as Huntington
+| years2              = 1 November 1874
+| events2             = Renamed Earswick
+| years3              = 29 November 1965
+| events3             = Closed<ref>Butt, R.V.J., (1995) ''The Directory of Railway Stations,'' Yeovil: Patrick Stephens</ref>
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-'''Earswick''' was a station on the [[York to Beverley Line]] in the [[City of York]], England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of [[Huntington, City of York|Huntington]] and [[New Earswick]]. It closed on 27 November 1965. The aptly named ''Flag and Whistle'' pub now occupies the site where the station once stood.
+'''Earswick station''' (before 1874, known as '''Huntington station''') was a station on the [[York to Beverley Line]] north east of the [[City of York]], England.
+==History==
+''Huntington station'' opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of [[Huntington, City of York|Huntington]] and [[New Earswick]].
+The station was renamed ''Earswick station'' on 1 November 1874.<ref name="ds">{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/e/earswick/index.shtml|title=Station Name: Earswick|date=16 April 2011|work=Disused Stations|publisher=Subterranea Britannica}}</ref> It closed on 27 November 1965.
+The station and platforms were demolished in 1970–1 and ''The Hogshead'' (formerly ''Flag and Whistle'') pub now occupies the site where the station once stood.<ref name="ds"/>
+{{Disused Rail Start}}
+{{rail line|previous=[[York railway station|York]]|next=[[Warthill railway station|Warthill]]|route=[[York and North Midland Railway|Y&NMR]]<br /><small>[[York to Beverley Line]]</small>|col=964B00}}
+{{end box}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+===Sources===
 {{Refbegin}}
 * {{cite book | last=Bairstow |first= Martin | title=Railways In East Yorkshire| year=1990| publisher=Martin Bairstow | isbn = 1-871944-03-1}}
-* {{Butt-Stations}}
+* {{Butt-Stations|pages=87, 125}}
 {{Refend}}
-{{Disused Rail Start}}
-{{rail line|previous=[[York railway station|York]]|next=[[Warthill railway station|Warthill]]|route=[[North Eastern Railway (UK)|NER]]<br /><small>[[York to Beverley Line]]</small>|col=964B00}}
-{{end box}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#460,454,1 Earswick station on navigable 1947 O. S. map]
 [[Category:Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1847]]
+[[Category:Former York and North Midland Railway stations]]
-[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1965]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965]]
 [[Category:Beeching closures in England]]
+[[Category:1847 establishments in England]]
+[[Category:George Townsend Andrews railway stations]]
 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub}}