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{{Infobox church
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| name = Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Luz
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
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| image =Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Faubourg Cours Sextius Aix-en-Provence.JPG
This is a list of towns in [[England]] that do not have any sort of rail service. Services taken into account include [[National Rail]], [[tram]] and metro services such as the [[Manchester Metrolink]] or the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]]. The first list, lists separate towns, whilst the second is for towns that form part of a larger [[conurbation]].
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==Built-up areas==
| caption = Facade of the Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Faubourg

| location = 34 cours Sextius<br/>[[Aix-en-Provence]]<br/>[[Bouches-du-Rhône]], [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| country = France
|-
| coordinates =
! Town !! Population (2019 estimate)<ref>{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |accessdate=19 June 2021}}</ref> !! Railway station closed !! Notes
| denomination =[[Roman Catholic]]
|-
| tradition =
| [[Rushden]] || 41,387 || 1969<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Rushden Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/rushden/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || Proposals have been put forward for [[Rushden Parkway railway station]] on the [[Midland Main Line]], to the west of the town.
| membership =
|-
| attendance =
| [[Coalville]] || 41,223 || 1964<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=123 |date=2019}}</ref> || Proposed for reopening on the [[Leicester–Burton upon Trent line]].<ref name="RM">{{cite magazine |last1=Pickering |first1=Graeme |title=Rail Reopening Schemes |magazine=The Railway Magazine |date=April 2020 |volume=166 |issue=1,429 |page=39 |publisher=Mortons Media |location=Horncastle |issn=0033-8923}}</ref>
| website =
|-
| former name =
| [[Abingdon-on-Thames]] || 40,074 || 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Abingdon Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/abingdon/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[Radley railway station]] lies less than a mile outside the town's boundaries.
| bull date =
|-
| founded date =
| [[Canvey Island|Canvey]] || 38,849 || N/A || [[Benfleet railway station|Benfleet]] is sited nearby on the mainland.
| founder =
|-
| dedication =
| [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]] || 39,535 || 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations:Blyth Station (2nd) |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/blyth_second/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || The [[Blyth and Tyne Railway#2019-present: Revised plans and the Northumberland Line project|Northumberland Line project]] is reopening a railway passenger service to Newsham (on the edge of Blyth) by 2024.
| dedicated date =
|-
| consecrated date =
| [[Wisbech]] || 35,681 || 1968<ref name="QUICK">{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=433 |date=2019}}</ref> || A 2009 report stated that it was feasible to reopen the [[Bramley Line]] to {{rws|March}} railway station for £12&nbsp;million, as the line was extant but unused. Since then, little had been done and the cost had risen to an estimated £70&nbsp;million by 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Johnston|first=Howard |title=Regional News (Anglia) |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=28 August 2019 |issue=886 |page=11 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
| cult =
|-
| relics =
| [[Bideford]] || 30,783 || 1965 ||
| events =
|-
| past bishop =
| [[Witney]] || 30,518 || 1962<ref name="QUICK"/> ||
| people =
|-
| status =
| [[Norton Radstock]] || 30,319 || 1966 ||
| functional status =
|-
| heritage designation =[[Monument historique]]
| [[Consett]] || 30,023 || 1967<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/consett/index.shtml|title = Disused Stations: Consett Station}}</ref>||
| designated date =
|-
| architect =[[Laurent Vallon]]
| [[Clay Cross]]/[[North Wingfield]] || 29,975 || 1967 ||
| architectural type =[[church architecture|church]]
|-
| style =
| [[Burntwood]] || 29,525 || 1965 || The town is served by the [[Chasewater Railway]] which is a [[heritage railway]].
| groundbreaking =
|-
| completed date =1702
| [[Ashington]] || 28,139 || 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations:Ashington Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/ashington/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || The [[Blyth and Tyne Railway#2019-present: Revised plans and the Northumberland Line project|Northumberland Line project]] is reopening a railway passenger service to Ashington by 2024.
| construction cost =
|-
| closed date =
| [[Haverhill, Suffolk|Haverhill]] || 27,481 || 1967<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Haverhill Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/haverhill/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> ||
| demolished date =
|-
| parish =
| [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]] || 26,535 || 1964 || {{As of|2020|}}, there are plans afoot to reopen [[Portishead railway station|Portishead station]].
| deanery =
|-
| archdeaconry =
|{{anchor|Daventry}}[[Daventry]] || 25,781 || 1958 || The nearest station at present is [[Long Buckby railway station|Long Buckby]] on the [[Northampton Loop]]. Proposals have been made to reopen [[Weedon railway station]] as a new Daventry Parkway station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://daventryparkway.co.uk/|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Daventry Parkway Project|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-11|title=Daventry boy, 15, leads campaign for £20m new railway station|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-58432976|access-date=2021-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Daventry Parkway: the right station at the right time?|url=https://www.modernrailways.com/article/daventry-parkway-right-station-right-time|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.modernrailways.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Harry Burr and Daventry Parkway on BBC Look East in the evening|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jrQIBAA_Yg|language=en|access-date=2021-11-01}}</ref> Both stations are about the same distance (about {{convert|4.5|mi|abbr=on}}) from central Daventry.
| diocese =
|-
| province =
| [[Stubbington]] || 25,239 || N/A || Lies within the [[Borough of Fareham]] and is 2 miles from [[Fareham railway station]].
| presbytery =
|-
| synod =
| [[Stanley, County Durham]] || 22,553 || 1955 || The previous station was [[West Stanley railway station]].
| circuit =
|-
| district =
| [[Maldon, Essex|Maldon]] || 22,032 || 1964<ref>{{cite web|title=The Old Railway Lines to Maldon|url=https://www.itsaboutmaldon.co.uk/railway/|website=itsaboutmaldon.co.uk|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref> ||
| division =
|-
| subdivision =
| [[Clevedon]] || 21,138 || 1966 ||
| archbishop =
|-
| bishop =
| [[Bordon]] || 20,789 || 1957 ||
| dean =
|-
| subdean =
| [[Dereham]] || 21,362 ||1969 || The town is served by a station on the [[Mid-Norfolk Railway]], which is a heritage railway.
| provost =
|-
| provost-rector =
| [[Stourport-on-Severn]] || 21,096 || 1970<ref>{{cite book|author=Marshall, John|title=The Severn Valley Railway|year=1989|publisher=David St John Thomas|location=Newton Abbot|page=164 |isbn=0-946537-45-3|authorlink=John Marshall (railway historian)}}</ref> ||
| viceprovost =
|-
| canon =
| [[Dinnington, South Yorkshire|Dinnington]] || 20,443 || 1929 || Previous station was [[Dinnington and Laughton railway station]] which is on a line still used for freight.
| canonpastor =
|-
| precentor =
| [[Hythe, Hampshire|Hythe]] || 20,402 || 1966 || The [[Hythe railway station (Hampshire)|previous station]] was on a line in use until 2016.
| archdeacon =
|}
| prebendary =

| rector =
==Built-up area subdivisions==
| vicar =

| curate =
{| class="wikitable sortable"
| priest =
|-
| pastor =
! Town !! Population ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]]) !! Railway station closed !! Urban area !! Notes
| asstpriest =
|-
| minister =
| [[Dudley]] || 79,379<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000284|title=Dudley (Dudley) Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1964<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Dudley station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dudley/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[West Midlands Conurbation]] || The town is served by [[Dudley Port station]], just over a mile from the town centre but outside the borough boundary. Work began in January 2020 on a £449&nbsp;million {{convert|6.8|mi|adj=on}} extension of the [[West Midlands Metro]] tram system from Wednesbury to Dudley, on the formation of the old [[South Staffordshire line]].<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Harris |editor1-first=Nigel |title=Dudley Metro extension begins |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=12 February 2020 |issue=898 |page=11 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
| assistant =
|-
| honpriest =
| [[Gosport]] || 71,529<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001479|title=Gosport Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1953<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Gosport Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/g/gosport/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[South Hampshire]] || While Gosport does not have a railway station, [[Portsmouth Harbour railway station|Portsmouth Harbour station]] is a short pedestrian ferry ride away.
| deacon =
|-
| deaconness =
| [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]] || 75,082<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001436|title=Newcastle-under-Lyme Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1964<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=297 |date=2019}}</ref> || [[Stoke-on-Trent Built-up Area]] ||Newcastle-under-Lyme lies 45 minutes on foot from [[Stoke-on-Trent railway station]].
| seniorpastor =
|-
| abbot =
| [[Washington, Tyne and Wear|Washington]] || 67,085<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001427|title=Washington Built-up area sub division|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> || 1964 || [[Wearside]] || The town previously had a station on what is now the mothballed [[Leamside line]]. It has been the subject of many reopening proposals,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conner |first1=Rachel |title=Questions raised over future of Leamside line |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15784565.questions-raised-future-leamside-line/ |accessdate=10 April 2020 |work=The Northern Echo |date=20 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> including a potential extension of the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]] system.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pickering |first=Graeme |title=Keeping Tyne & Wear moving |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=25 March 2020 |issue=901 |page=47 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
| chaplain =
|-
| reader =
| [[Waterlooville]] || 64,350 || N/A || [[South Hampshire]] || Lies within the [[Borough of Havant]] which has four stations.
| organistdom =
|-
| director =
| [[Halesowen]] || 58,135<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000476|title=Halesowen Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1958<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Halesowen Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/h/halesowen/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[West Midlands conurbation]] || A 40-minute walk from [[Old Hill railway station]].
| organist =
|-
| organscholar =
| [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]] || 52,855 || 1969<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=249 |date=2019}}</ref> || [[Greater Manchester Built-up Area]]
| chapterclerk =
|Lies on the [[Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit]] guided busway that links Leigh, [[Salford]] and [[Manchester city centre|Manchester City centre]].
| laychapter =
|-
| warden =
| [[West Bridgford]]|| 45,509<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000901|title=West Bridgford Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || N/A || [[Nottingham Urban Area]] || The [[Nottingham Express Transit|Nottingham Express Tram]] system serves three stops on the western edge of West Bridgford.
| flowerguild =
|-
| musicgroup =
| [[Swadlincote]] || 45,000<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001337|title=Swadlincote Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1947<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=387 |date=2019}}</ref> || Burton upon Trent Built-up area || A reopening of the [[Leicester–Burton upon Trent line]] would see a station at {{rws|Gresley}}, south of the town.<ref name="RM"/>
| parishadmin =
|-
| serversguild =
| [[Kingswood, South Gloucestershire|Kingswood]] || 40,734 || N/A || [[Bristol Built-up Area]] ||
| logo =
|-
| logosize =
| [[Skelmersdale]] || 38,813<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001425|title=Skelmersdale Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1963<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Skelmersdale Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/skelmersdale/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[Wigan Urban Area]] ||Skelmersdale was designated as a '[[New towns in the United Kingdom|new town]]' in 1961, with a focus on people owning cars. However, a proposal is being considered by the [[Lancashire County Council]] and is going through a [[Network Rail#The GRIP process|GRIP 3]] process.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Pickering |first1=Graeme |title=Rail Reopening Schemes |magazine=The Railway Magazine |date=April 2020 |volume=166 |issue=1,429 |page=41 |publisher=Mortons Media |location=Horncastle |issn=0033-8923}}</ref>
}}
|-
The '''Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Luz''' is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[church architecture|church]] in the commune of [[Saint-Jean-de-Luz]], in the French department of [[Pyrénées-Atlantiques]].
| [[Dunstable]] || 30,184<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000218|title=Dunstable Built-up area subdivision|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> || 1965<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Dunstable Town Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dunstable_town/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[Luton/Dunstable Urban Area]] || Lies on a [[Luton to Dunstable Busway|guided busway]] that links to the town to stations in [[Luton]].
|-
| [[Willenhall]] || 28,480<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001319|title=Willenhall North Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001320|title=Willenhall South Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1965<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quick |first1=Michael |title=Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology |url=https://rchs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Railway-Passenger-Stations-v5.01-2.pdf |website=rchs.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020 |page=429 |date=2019}}</ref> || [[West Midlands Conurbation]] || The railway station at [[Willenhall Bilston Street railway station|Willenhall]] has been proposed for reopening by 2023. It is on a freight/diversionary line between {{rws|Wolverhampton}} and {{rws|Walsall}}/{{rws|Tame Bridge}} railway stations.<ref name="RAIL">{{cite magazine|last=Stephen|first=Paul|title=Mayor's £15bn plan for West Midlands rail |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=12 February 2020 |issue=898 |page=11 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aldridge]] || 26,988<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001301|title=Aldridge Central and South Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E05001302|title=Aldridge North and Walsall Wood Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || 1965<ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Sutton Park Station |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/aldridge/index.shtml |website=www.disused-stations.org.uk |accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || [[West Midlands Conurbation]] || The station at {{rws|Aldridge}} has been proposed for reopening by 2040. It is on a freight/diversionary line between {{rws|Walsall}} and {{rws|Water Orton}} railway stations.<ref name="RAIL"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Padgett |first1=David |last2=Szwenk |first2=John |editor1-last=Bridge |editor1-first=Mike |title=Railway track diagrams. book 4, Midlands & North West |date=2013 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=978-0-9549866-7-4 |edition=3|at=18}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ferndown]] || 26,559<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35001246|title=Ferndown Built-up area sub division|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || N/A || [[South East Dorset Conurbation]]
|-
| [[Woodley, Berkshire|Woodley]] || 25,932<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04001243|title=Woodley Parish|accessdate=10 April 2020}}</ref> || N/A || [[Reading/Wokingham Urban Area]] ||[[Earley railway station|Earley]] station is on the southern boundary of the parish, but separated from Woodley by the A3290 dual carriageway. Woodley is within the Borough of Wokingham, which has six stations including the aforementioned Earley.
|-
| [[Rawtenstall, Lancashire]] || 23,128 <ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E35000572|title=Rawtenstall Built-up area subdivision|accessdate=31 May 2021}}</ref> ||1972 || [[Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area]] || The town has a station on the [[East Lancashire Railway]] served by a heritage railway.
|}

==See also==
* [[Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 16:38, 3 March 2023

This is a list of towns in England that do not have any sort of rail service. Services taken into account include National Rail, tram and metro services such as the Manchester Metrolink or the Tyne and Wear Metro. The first list, lists separate towns, whilst the second is for towns that form part of a larger conurbation.

Built-up areas[edit]

Town Population (2019 estimate)[1] Railway station closed Notes
Rushden 41,387 1969[2] Proposals have been put forward for Rushden Parkway railway station on the Midland Main Line, to the west of the town.
Coalville 41,223 1964[3] Proposed for reopening on the Leicester–Burton upon Trent line.[4]
Abingdon-on-Thames 40,074 1963[5] Radley railway station lies less than a mile outside the town's boundaries.
Canvey 38,849 N/A Benfleet is sited nearby on the mainland.
Blyth 39,535 1964[6] The Northumberland Line project is reopening a railway passenger service to Newsham (on the edge of Blyth) by 2024.
Wisbech 35,681 1968[7] A 2009 report stated that it was feasible to reopen the Bramley Line to March railway station for £12 million, as the line was extant but unused. Since then, little had been done and the cost had risen to an estimated £70 million by 2019.[8]
Bideford 30,783 1965
Witney 30,518 1962[7]
Norton Radstock 30,319 1966
Consett 30,023 1967[9]
Clay Cross/North Wingfield 29,975 1967
Burntwood 29,525 1965 The town is served by the Chasewater Railway which is a heritage railway.
Ashington 28,139 1964[10] The Northumberland Line project is reopening a railway passenger service to Ashington by 2024.
Haverhill 27,481 1967[11]
Portishead 26,535 1964 As of 2020, there are plans afoot to reopen Portishead station.
Daventry 25,781 1958 The nearest station at present is Long Buckby on the Northampton Loop. Proposals have been made to reopen Weedon railway station as a new Daventry Parkway station.[12][13][14][15] Both stations are about the same distance (about 4.5 mi (7.2 km)) from central Daventry.
Stubbington 25,239 N/A Lies within the Borough of Fareham and is 2 miles from Fareham railway station.
Stanley, County Durham 22,553 1955 The previous station was West Stanley railway station.
Maldon 22,032 1964[16]
Clevedon 21,138 1966
Bordon 20,789 1957
Dereham 21,362 1969 The town is served by a station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, which is a heritage railway.
Stourport-on-Severn 21,096 1970[17]
Dinnington 20,443 1929 Previous station was Dinnington and Laughton railway station which is on a line still used for freight.
Hythe 20,402 1966 The previous station was on a line in use until 2016.

Built-up area subdivisions[edit]

Town Population (2011 census) Railway station closed Urban area Notes
Dudley 79,379[18] 1964[19] West Midlands Conurbation The town is served by Dudley Port station, just over a mile from the town centre but outside the borough boundary. Work began in January 2020 on a £449 million 6.8-mile (10.9 km) extension of the West Midlands Metro tram system from Wednesbury to Dudley, on the formation of the old South Staffordshire line.[20]
Gosport 71,529[21] 1953[22] South Hampshire While Gosport does not have a railway station, Portsmouth Harbour station is a short pedestrian ferry ride away.
Newcastle-under-Lyme 75,082[23] 1964[24] Stoke-on-Trent Built-up Area Newcastle-under-Lyme lies 45 minutes on foot from Stoke-on-Trent railway station.
Washington 67,085[25] 1964 Wearside The town previously had a station on what is now the mothballed Leamside line. It has been the subject of many reopening proposals,[26] including a potential extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro system.[27]
Waterlooville 64,350 N/A South Hampshire Lies within the Borough of Havant which has four stations.
Halesowen 58,135[28] 1958[29] West Midlands conurbation A 40-minute walk from Old Hill railway station.
Leigh 52,855 1969[30] Greater Manchester Built-up Area Lies on the Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit guided busway that links Leigh, Salford and Manchester City centre.
West Bridgford 45,509[31] N/A Nottingham Urban Area The Nottingham Express Tram system serves three stops on the western edge of West Bridgford.
Swadlincote 45,000[32] 1947[33] Burton upon Trent Built-up area A reopening of the Leicester–Burton upon Trent line would see a station at Gresley, south of the town.[4]
Kingswood 40,734 N/A Bristol Built-up Area
Skelmersdale 38,813[34] 1963[35] Wigan Urban Area Skelmersdale was designated as a 'new town' in 1961, with a focus on people owning cars. However, a proposal is being considered by the Lancashire County Council and is going through a GRIP 3 process.[36]
Dunstable 30,184[37] 1965[38] Luton/Dunstable Urban Area Lies on a guided busway that links to the town to stations in Luton.
Willenhall 28,480[39][40] 1965[41] West Midlands Conurbation The railway station at Willenhall has been proposed for reopening by 2023. It is on a freight/diversionary line between Wolverhampton and Walsall/Tame Bridge railway stations.[42]
Aldridge 26,988[43][44] 1965[45] West Midlands Conurbation The station at Aldridge has been proposed for reopening by 2040. It is on a freight/diversionary line between Walsall and Water Orton railway stations.[42][46]
Ferndown 26,559[47] N/A South East Dorset Conurbation
Woodley 25,932[48] N/A Reading/Wokingham Urban Area Earley station is on the southern boundary of the parish, but separated from Woodley by the A3290 dual carriageway. Woodley is within the Borough of Wokingham, which has six stations including the aforementioned Earley.
Rawtenstall, Lancashire 23,128 [49] 1972 Accrington/Rossendale Built-up area The town has a station on the East Lancashire Railway served by a heritage railway.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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