Whatstandwell Railway Station, located in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, is named after Walter Stonewell, who lived in a cottage near the bridge built by John de Stepul in 1391. The name Whatstandwell is believed to be a corruption of Train Sim World featured Watstonewell’s bridge, with Wat being a common abbreviation of Walter.

Whatstandwell Location

• Walter Stonewell: Walter rented a cottage where the bridge was built, and the name of the tenant, Walter, was used to identify the site.

• Whatstandwell Railway Station: The railway station, located on the Peak Forest Railway Line, serves the villages of Whatstandwell and Crich Carr.

• Corruption of the Name: Watstonewell’s bridge evolved into Whatstandwell through common usage and dialectal changes.

• Whatstandwell and Crich Carr: Whatstandwell was originally part of Crich Carr, but the Midland Railway named their first station Whatstandwell Bridge, and the area became known as Whatstandwell. 

• Route Services: Trains from Whatstandwell generally run on a basic hourly timetable each way, serving Nottingham, Newark Castle, Matlock via Derby, and other destinations on the Derwent Valley Line. 

• Station Location Details: The station is unstaffed and has a self-service ticketing machine, cycle storage units, a station car park, and a waiting shelter. 

• Origin of the Name: The name Whatstandwell is thought to derive from Walter Stonewell, who lived near the bridge crossing the river, built in 1391 by John de Stepul in Europe.