Interesting Facts About Leyton
History of Leyton
The railway line to Blackpool North, which was originally a branch off the line between Preston and Fleetwood, was opened by the Preston and Wyre Railway (PWR) on 29 April 1846. The PWR was taken over jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1849, its title being amended to Preston and Wyre Joint Railway (PWJR). When the station at Leyton was opened by the PWJR in May 1867, it was named Bispham. It was renamed Leyton (Lancs) on 4 July 1938.
It is situated next to the historic Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge, which the royal family used while hunting deer in the forest during the 1600s.
General Info
Leyton railway station is on the Blackpool North to Preston railway line, in Lancashire, England, serving the Blackpool suburbs of Leyton and Bispham. It is managed by Northern and is unstaffed.