Kirkby Bentinck railway station served the town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It was on the Annesley branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, later the Great Central Railway on the section between Nottingham Victoria and Sheffield Victoria. The station was opened in January 1893 and closed in March 1963 after 70 years in service. Until 1 August 1925 it was named Kirkby & Pinxton station, and it appeared on Ordnance Survey maps as Kirkby & Bentinck station.

Present day

Nothing remains of Kirkby Bentinck station apart from two concrete poles that held the station sign and the station master's house on Church Hill. The site is now used for agriculture.

Kirkby Bentinck railway station

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includes map of local railways

Former services

Former Great Central Railway stations

Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire

Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1893

Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1963

Kirkby Bentinck railway station