6-478: (Redirected from White Gate ) Whitegate may refer to: England [ edit ] Whitegate, Cheshire , England, a village near Northwich Whitegate railway station , serving the Cheshire village Whitegate, Greater Manchester , England, a district of Oldham Ireland [ edit ] Whitegate, County Clare , a village Whitegate, County Cork ,
12-593: A four-year break, passenger services continued until January 1931 when they were withdrawn for the final time. Whitegate station closed in to all traffic in November 1963, and the whole line in February 1968. By the 1970s the course of the disused railway had been turned into a footpath and bridle way. It is now open from close to the original junction near Cuddington to the site of the Winsford and Over terminus near
18-580: A village Whitegate power station , County Cork, a generating station in Cork Harbour Whitegate refinery , County Cork, an oil refinery in Cork Harbour See also [ edit ] Whitegates, Isle of Man [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-504: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whitegate&oldid=1200611718 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Whitegate, Cheshire Whitegate is a small village in Cheshire , England, located near
30-459: The towns of Northwich and Winsford . It is situated in the civil parish of Whitegate and Marton , in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester . At its centre is an ancient Anglican church. Nearby Vale Royal Abbey was once the largest Cistercian abbey church in Britain. Whitegate was once connected to the national rail network, although the station was some distance from
36-510: The village centre. The railway branched from the Chester to Manchester (via Northwich) line near Cuddington , with a single stop at Whitegate and terminated at Winsford and Over . The line was principally used for freight to and from the numerous salt works in the Winsford area. Passenger services had a somewhat chequered history, being twice suspended for a number of years during the nineteenth century. After being restored in 1892, following
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