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Railway Poem - Kiplingcotes (York - Hull line)
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:39 pm
by Sir Nigel Gresley
Whilst at school, I remember studying an anthology of poems, one of which was about railway journeys, and AFAIR each verse ended with the line:
"And primroses at Kiplingcotes"
As an expat-East Yorkshiremen I would like to have a copy of the poem - can anyone help?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:48 am
by John B
Sorry, cannot place the poem but I will keep my eyes open for it.
The really interesting plants at Kiplincotes Station were an irregular colony of about a dozen Bee Orchids, when I last saw them I counted just seven. These rare plants colonised the old cinder trackbed as it was very poor in nutrients.
That railway line was a superb place for rare plant life and also carried Pyramidal and Common spotted orchids too and much else besides especially at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserve at the old Kiplingcotes chalkpit west of the station.
There is fascinating and ancient history in this area. Kiplingcotes hosts the oldest (flat horse race in the UK - since 1519)
Goodmanham just a little further west along the track, just before reaching Market Weighton, was the stronghold of druids and attracted Paulinus to convert them to Christianity in about 627 AD. These remote places on the Yorkshire Wolds have a very long history.