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4 unusual facts about Middleton Park


Middleton Park

At the northern end of park there is an earthwork from 1204 demarcating the boundary between Middleton and Beeston.

Middleton Railway

A proposed extension of the railway into Middleton Park has been discussed for many years and it has long been the ambition of the railway to run further in to Middleton Park.

After the Dartmouth Branch, the line begins to enter Middleton Park.

The station consists of a platform for Middleton Park and a run round loop for trains allowing return running.



see also

Middleton Park House

Middleton Park House was built c.1850 by George Boyd-Rochfort, who commissioned architect George Papworth to design it and oversee its construction.

Middleton Stoney

Middleton Park is a neo-Georgian country house built in 1938 by Edwin Lutyens and his son Robert for the 9th Earl of Jersey.