Manningford Halt railway station

Manningford Halt is a former railway station which opened in 1932 in Manningford parish, Wiltshire, England on the Berks and Hants Extension Railway between Pewsey and Devizes. The halt closed in 1966 when local services were withdrawn.[1]

Manningford Halt
Location	Manningford, Wiltshire England
Coordinates	51.3347°N 1.8126°W
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
20 June 1932	Opened
18 April 1966	Closed

The halt was about half a mile north of both Manningford Abbots and Manningford Bruce, west of the bridge carrying the Wilcot road over the railway,[2] which had opened in 1862.[3] The two platforms each had a small corrugated iron shelter.[1]

The station was demolished after closure leaving no trace of its existence. The track remains open as part of the Reading–Taunton line.

References

1. Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
2. "Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps of Great Britain, sheet SU15". National Library of Scotland. 1958. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
3. Crittall, Elizabeth, ed. (1959). "Victoria County History: Wiltshire: Vol 4 – Railways". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

External links

• Class 52 No. D1051 'Western Ambassador' on the 0955 Paignton to Paddington service at Manningford Halt 20 July 1972

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Pewsey Line and station open		Great Western Railway Berks and Hants Railway		Woodborough Line open, station closed