Merry Lees railway station

Merry Lees was a railway station on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line in Leicestershire. It was opened in 1832 and closed in 1871.

Merry Lees railway station
General information
Location	Merry Lees, North West Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52.6481°N 1.3070°W / 52.6481; -1.3070
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leicester and Swannington Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
18 July 1832	First Merry Lees station opened
27 March 1848	Second Merry Lees station opened
date unknown	Station renamed Merrylees
1 March 1871	Station closed

The Leicester and Swannington Railway opened the first Merry Lees station on 18 July 1832. The Midland Railway took over the line in 1845 and replaced the station with a second one 150 yards (140 m) to the north on 27 March 1848. The Midland renamed the station Merrylees station some time thereafter, and closed it on 1 March 1871. For the entire period from 1832 to 1871 the station was run by a station mistress, Mary Argyle.^[1]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Desford Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line		Thornton Lane Line open, station closed

References

1. Wojtczak, Helena (2007). Railwaywomen: Exploitation, Betrayal and Triumph in the Workplace. Hastings: Hastings Press. p. not cited. ISBN 978-1-904109-04-4.

• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.