Great Bridgeford

Great Bridgeford is a village in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England, and a ward of Seighford civil parish. Population details taken at the 2011 census can be found under Seighford. It lies on the A5013 and is the point where the B5405 meets the A5013. The hamlet of Little Bridgeford is on the A5013 a short distance to the north.

The village lies on the West Coast Main Line (London to Glasgow) railway and contains a village hall, and two tennis courts.

Great Bridgeford village Hall, May 2008
River Sow and railway at Great Bridgeford, looking south towards Stafford, May 2008

The village was served by two successive railway stations, the first from 1837 to 1840[1] and the second from 1876 until closing in 1959.[2] The railway line at Great Bridgeford was the scene of a major accident and derailment on the evening of 6 June 1932. Four people died and many others were injured in this accident.[3] A picture of the rail locomotive lying on its side in the aftermath of the accident can be seen here:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 89. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Great Bridgeford Station (502770)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Report on the Accident that occurred at Great Bridgeford on 17th June 1932 :: The Railways Archive". Railways Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ Staffordshire Past Track -Rail Accident, Great Bridgeford Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine

Media related to Great Bridgeford at Wikimedia Commons

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