There is also a new build housing estate nearby called "Old Railway Mews".

The first station to serve Swadlincote was in the nearby Castle Gresley settlement quite a distance from the town.

This section was authorised under the Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Alteration) Act of 1846 and although recorded as opening to passengers in 1851 much of the line had been completed by as early as September 1849.

The line was more for industrial use for the local mines and collieries but was also used for passenger services with stations at both Woodville and Swadlincote.

The line suffered from the effects of the Second World War, and as a result regular passenger services were withdrawn from the line in 1947, but Summer Saturday service to Blackpool continued until 8 September 1962.