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This gives a good summary.
Upwey(GWR▸ (Great Western Railway)) opened 1871, closed 1886. It was located 600m north of its replacement
Upwey jct 1886, renamed Upwey and Broadway 1952, renamed Upwey 1980, still open
Broadwey station on the Abbotsbury branch opened 1885, renamed Upwey in 1913 to avoid confusion with Broadway in Worcestershire, closed to passengers 1952 and became Upwey Goods stn until closure 1962
This os map of 1886 shows the location
https://maps.nls.uk/view/106011618
http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/u/upwey_junction/#:~:text=Upwey%20Goods%20closed%20on%201,replaced%20with%20two%20bus%20shelters.
There is a modern tradition of Well Dressing first started in 1986, held in May, it follows the Derbyshire tradition of celebrating the purity of the spring water.
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