Withington and West Didsbury is a former railway station in West Didsbury, in south Manchester, England. It was located on Lapwing Lane, close to the junction with Palatine Road and opposite Withingto
Midland Railway lines into Manchester showing the Manchester South District Line
Brankgate Court flats on Lapwing Lane, built on the former station site in the early 1970s
The derelict site of the station, 2008
The site of the station on the new Metrolink line
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Withington is a suburb of Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies 4 miles from Manchester city centre, 0.4 miles south of Fallowfield, 0.5 miles north-east of Didsbury and 1 mile
Withington and West Didsbury railway station
…The station at West Didsbury opened on 1 January 1880 and was originally named Withington, even though it was located around 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Withington. There was uncertainty concerning the station name; four years later in 1884, the Midland Railway decided to rename the station Withington and Albert…
Withington village centre viewed from Wilmslow Road
The 17th century Red Lion pub, meeting place of the Court Leet
St Paul's Church, Withington
The White Lion: Withington's growth in the Victorian era is evident in much of its architecture