Monument record 0578801001 - VERNEY JUNCTION STATION
Summary
Site of railway station on the Buckinghamshire Railway, opened in 1850 and closed in 1968. On 23 September 1868 the station was linked with the Great Western Railway at Alyesbury when a link was opened between the two stations, known as the Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire Railway. Underground services arrived here on 1st July 1891 when the Metropolitan introduced a local service from Aylesbury. Through trains between Verney Junction and Baker Street followed on 1st January 1897. Metropolitan services between Verney Junction and Aylesbury closed on 4th July 1936.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- RAILWAY STATION (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1968 AD)
Description
1959 MAP MARKS 'VERNEY JUNCTION' AT NGR (B5).
STATION OPENED SEPT 1868 WITH AYLESBURY-BUCKINGHAM RAILWAY AS JUNCTION WITH BLETCHLEY-BANBURY & OXFORD LINES. BECAME N TERMINUS OF METROPOLITAN RAILWAY JULY 1891. CLOSED 1 JAN 1968 (PLANS, ILLUS)(B3-4).
STATION BUILDINGS, EXCEPT HOUSE, GONE; PLATFORMS EXTANT (B5).
Buildings report held at NMR (B7).
Photos (B8).
After the Metropolitan extended to Aylesbury in 1892, Verney Junction became busy and was famous for beautiful flowers and station ornaments (B9).
Sources (8)
- <3>SBC14563 Bibliographic reference: Bill Simpson. 1978. THE BANBURY TO VERNEY JUNCTION BRANCH.
- <4>SBC14564 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON B 1985 THE BRILL TRAMWAY INCLUDING THE RAI LWAY FROM AYLESBURY TO VERNEY JUNCTION.
- <5>SBC12183 Unpublished document: PIKE A R (BCM) NOV 1991 FIELD VISIT.
- <7>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF007408; NBR 7408.
- <8>SBC24228 Bibliographic reference: Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith. 2005. Country Railway Routes: Oxford to Bletchley Including Verney Junction to Banbury. Plates XV, 69-76.
- <9>SBC22784 Bibliographic reference: F G Cockman. 2006. The Railways of Buckinghamshire from the 1830s: An account of those that were not built as well as those which were. paage 71.
- <13>SBC29291 Bibliographic reference: Douglas Rose. 1980. The London Underground: A Diagrammatic History.
- <14>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2002; Update 2003.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 73670 27430 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MIDDLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Field visit (EBC13533)
Record last edited
Apr 24 2026 3:24PM
