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comprised a simple wooden shelter and was not opened until 1 May 1899 — almost a year after the line was opened on 16 May 1898 — and closed along with the rest of the railway on 29 September 1935. It is planned this station will be reopened next by the Lynton & Barnstaple Trust. It
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The village of Parracombe was the second largest intermediate settlement along the route of the railway, however its population was less than 400 souls. There was local opposition to the line by one landowner, Mr. Charles Blackmore, of Court Place. However, he was the only detractor. His younger
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brother Mr Henry Blackmore, the proprietor of the Fox and Goose Hotel was actively supportive. The railway company was so short of money that no station was built here, despite meetings to decide a location for a proposed station. When the Halt opened it appeared in timetables as
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The Southern Railway replacement concrete shelter is still evident, although a bungalow and other buildings obscure part of the formation, and infilling of part of the cutting has buried the trackbed since the site was auctioned, along with the rest of the trackbed, in 1938.
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From 1923 until closure, the line was operated by the
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published by The Oakwood Press. Eighth edition 2005.
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a bit further to the north that was opened in 2006.
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The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 1895–1935
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Exmoor
North Devon
Grid reference
SS67424497
Lynton & Barnstaple
Southern
halt
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
narrow gauge
Exmoor
Barnstaple
Lynton
Lynmouth
Devon
Parracombe
Killington Lane
Lynton and Lynmouth
Southern Railway
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust
Blackmoor
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
Woody Bay
ISBN
0-85361-637-X
"Parracombe Halt purchased by Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust"
51°11′19″N 3°53′55″W / 51.18853°N 3.89852°W / 51.18853; -3.89852
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South West England
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