Raydon Wood railway station was a station in Suffolk, on a short branch line from Bentley Junction to Hadleigh. There was a goods shed on a passing loop which included a small siding on the south side of the station at the Bentley end.[2]

Raydon Wood
The station building. The railway ran to the left of the building as seen in this view where the short platform is still extant.
General information
Location	Raydon, Babergh England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Eastern Union & Hadleigh Junction Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 Sep 1847	Opened as Raydon[1]
1 Oct 1895	Renamed Raydon Wood
29 Feb 1932	Closed for passengers
19 April 1965	closed for freight

Together with Capel it was extensively used for handling supplies in World War II for a nearby United States Army Air Forces base,[2] later known as RAF Raydon.

The line opened in 1847 and closed to passenger traffic in 1932, with freight services lingering on until 1965.

The station building still stands and remains in use as a coal merchant's depot.

References

External links

• Raydon Wood station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• The Story of Hadleigh's railway

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