Addington

Civil Parish in Buckinghamshire

England

Addington

Claydon Brook underbridge This bridge is on the ex LNWR railway line near Verney Junction. Since this picture was taken, the bridge arches have been refurbished to carry the new East West Railway line from Bletchley to Bicester. — Claydon Brook underbridge Credit: Bob Walters

Addington is a civil parish located in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Situated approximately 3 miles east of Buckingham, the parish covers an area of about 1,000 acres and has a population of around 200 residents.

The village of Addington is small and picturesque, characterized by its charming thatched cottages and quintessential English countryside. Surrounded by rolling hills and green fields, it offers a tranquil and idyllic setting for its residents.

The parish is primarily residential, with a few small businesses and agricultural activities. The local economy is mainly centered around farming and agriculture, with some residents engaged in dairy farming and crop cultivation. The fertile land and favorable climate make it an ideal location for agricultural pursuits.

Addington is well-connected to nearby towns and cities, with good transportation links. The A421 road passes through the parish, providing easy access to Milton Keynes and Bedford. The nearest railway station is in Buckingham, offering regular services to London and other major cities.

The village has a strong sense of community, with various social and recreational activities taking place throughout the year. Residents enjoy a range of amenities, including a village hall, a primary school, and a local pub. The nearby town of Buckingham offers additional facilities and services, including a range of shops, restaurants, and healthcare facilities.

Overall, Addington is a charming and peaceful parish that offers a rural lifestyle with easy access to nearby amenities and transport links.

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Addington Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 51.951503/-0.914879 or Grid Reference SP7428. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Claydon Brook underbridge

This bridge is on the ex LNWR railway line near Verney Junction. Since this picture was taken, the bridge arches have been refurbished to carry the new East West Railway line from Bletchley to Bicester.

Bob Walters

Track clearance at Verney Junction

Vegetation being cleared at Verney Junction Station prior to assessment of works required to bring the mothballed line back into action. This work for the future East West Railway had all to be repeated five years later when construction of the line began - nature had regained the trackbed!

Bob Walters

New railway bridge near Verney Junction

The approach ramp being built for a new bridge that will cross the old LNWR railway line near Verney Junction. The bridge will replace the level crossing at the old Verney Junction station. The railway line is being rebuilt for East West Railway who will run express services between Milton Keynes and Oxford.

Bob Walters

East West Railway: Site of the proposed new Winslow station

Viewed looking towards the Oxford end of the line from the A413 Buckingham Road bridge, this is the site of the proposed new Winslow station on the new East West Railway. For a view of the proposed new station as planned, and from the same viewpoint as this photograph, please see Link

The station cannot be built in the same location as the original station because of housing development in that area since its closure.

Nigel Cox

Winslow Station Information Board

This board is located on the A413 Buckingham Road opposite the B4033 Great Horwood Road, the postcode being MK18 3DX. It indicates that land has been acquired for the new Winslow Station which is currently being built in a cutting behind the board. Details of the new station is on the East West Rail website Link

. It is reported that the railway line between Oxford and Bletchley with Winslow Station will open in late 2023.

David Hillas

New retaining wall at Claydon Brook underbridge

A new wall under construction to retain the railway embankment at Claydon Brook underbridge. This is part of the works to re-open the Bicester to Bletchley railway line for 100mph trains.

Bob Walters

Footbridge across old railway line

This footbridge crossed the disused Bletchley to Oxford railway line in Winslow. Recently it has been demolished in connection with the building of the new Winslow Station nearby. The line is being rebuilt for East West Railway who will run trains from Milton Keynes to Oxford and London via Aylesbury. Winslow is the only new station to be built on this line at present.

Bob Walters

New bridge at Verney Junction

A new bridge being constructed over the East West Railway line west of Verney Junction. This bridge will replace the level crossing over the old Bletchley to Bicester line at Verney Junction Station. All remains of the old station platforms have now been removed to allow the new tracks to be installed.

Bob Walters

The old Station House at Verney Junction

The LNWR line from Bletchley to Oxford opened in 1850 and was joined by the Aylesbury & Buckingham Railway in 1868 when Verney Junction Station opened. At the time the station was sited in the middle of a field and was only used as a changing point between the two lines. The Station House dates from 1870 as the sign over the door proclaims. Verney Junction has always been only a hamlet with station, a hotel and a few houses dotted around and seems destined to remain so. No station is planned here for the East West Railway, the nearest being the new station at Winslow to the east.

Bob Walters

Great Horwood Road, Winslow

David Howard

New Winslow Station

The new Winslow Station is taking shape adjacent to the A413 road bridge. The construction of the platforms is well under way, also the staircases and platform buildings. There should soon be track laid between them. The projected opening date is 2024.

Bob Walters

Power lines near Verney Junction

Robin Webster

Verney Road enters Verney Junction

Not a big place, with no railway junction or station anymore, or even an operational railway at this 2014 date.

Robin Webster

The Verney Arms, Verney Junction, 2014

Was this a pub, a straight hotel, a restaurant or what at this date?

Robin Webster

Railway east of Verney Junction level crossing, 2014

Vegetation clearance has been carried out recently on the mothballed line.

Robin Webster

Verney Road approaching former railway bridge

In the dip, the road passed under the former Metropolitan Line route from Quainton Road to Verney Junction. This finally closed for freight in 1947, although here used as a long siding until 1961. The lorry with a digger is at the start of a farm track that bends up onto and along the old trackbed.

Robin Webster

Brook arch of railway bridge OXD/24, Addington

This four-span bridge carrying the currently moth-balled section of the Oxford - Bletchley line is of interesting construction. All four arches appear originally to have had five brick arch courses, but the two eastern arches have been reinforced by four further courses at three widths through the spans, with corresponding additions to the piers. Further, this is asymmetrical, the reinforcement of the left pier under the brook span being greater than the right, apparently compensated by addition to the right pier under the southernmost span. There can be nothing amiss with the arch design, as the road span has no reinforcement, nor has bridge 22 up the road, of essentially similar (but skewed) design. So presumably there was worry about the scour of the brook on the foundations, as the nett effect is to increase the foundation areas of the two piers adjacent to the brook, without restricting its flow area too much. Very recently even more protection has been given to the central pier by placing rocks along the brook bank, at the expense of further restricting the flow area.

Robin Webster