Wigston Glen Parva railway station

Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

Wigston Glen Parva
The site of the station in 2016
General information
Location	Glen Parva, Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52.5811°N 1.1396°W / 52.5811; -1.1396
Grid reference	SP584985
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway[1]
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1882 [2]	opened for military use only
1 April 1884[3]	Station opened as Glen Parva[4]
1887	Station renamed Wigston Glen Parva[5]
4 March 1968	Station closed

History

The station was opened in 1882 for military use, and on 1 April 1884^[6] for public use.

In 1950 the station won first prize in the London Midland Region Garden Competition.^[7]

British Rail closed the station in 1968.

In 1986 BR opened a new station on the same line, South Wigston, about 300 m (330 yd) east of the site of Glen Parva.

Stationmasters

• Thomas Holmes 1884 - 1886^[8]
• William Henry Abbey 1886 - 1888^[8]
• Robert John Cross 1888^[8]
• Robert Hamp 1888^[8] - 1896^[9]
• William Chadwick 1892 - 1896^[9]
• Walter Vernon Scott 1896 - 1900^[9]
• Frederick John Sharpe 1900 - 1907^[10]
• Horace Steers 1907^[10] - ca. 1918
• Samuel Tweager ca. 1925
• J.J. Davies until 1929^[11] (also station master at Wigston Glen Parva, afterwards station master at Morecambe Promenade)
• T. Bond until 1940^[12] (also stationmaster at Glen Parva and Wigston Magna, afterwards station master at Barking)
• P. Wakefield ca. 1948
• F.S. Willsmer ca. 1950

Route

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Blaby Line open, station closed		L&NWR South Leicestershire Railway		Welford Road Line open, station closed
				Wigston Magna Line open, station closed

References

1. Connolly, W. Philip (1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
2. "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
3. "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
4. Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. map sixteen. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
5. "Disused Stations: Wigston Glen Parva Station".
6. "London and North Western Railway. Opening of Glen Parva Station". Leicester Journal. England. 28 March 1884. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Wigston's Station new look wins first prize". Leicester Daily Mercury. England. 4 September 1950. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "1875 -1890 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 88. 1875. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
9. "1889-1901 Coaching, Traffic, Police". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 209. 1889. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
10. "1902-1911 Coaching". London and North Western Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 365. 1902. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
11. "Kibworth". Market Harborough Advertiser and Mail. England. 11 January 1929. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Mr. T. Bond". Essex Newsman. England. 27 January 1940. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.