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Building in Staffordshire, England
Bursnips Road Signal Box
Bursnips Road Signal Box, Essington
General information
StatusDefunct, now a private residence.
AddressBursnips Road, Essington
Town or cityEssington, Staffordshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates52°37′37″N 2°02′46″W / 52.626868°N 2.046221°W / 52.626868; -2.046221
Completed1880
Opened1880
Closed1952
ClientHilton Colliery Railway
OwnerThe Holly Bank Colliery Company Limited
Technical details
Floor count1

Bursnips Road Signal Box is a former railway signal box in Essington, Staffordshire, England. It was historically in use for the now-defunct Hilton Colliery Railway. It is now a private residence and the former trackbed is now part of the Wulfrun Way. It was the only railway near Essington which itself had no railway line or station at the time.

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  4. Eastwick, R. W. Egerton (1896). The Oracle Encyclopaedia: Profusely Illus., Containing the Most Accurate Information in the Most Readable Form. G. Newnes, limited.
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