 Some effort was made post 1847 in the village to stimulate development and roads were moved and building sized plots laid out but most were not taken.The station closed to passenger traffic on 30 June 1905, although occasional holiday charters continued to call at the Station until the 1960s.Railway staff continued to occupy the building to work the adjacent level crossing over the road Weeding Gate and the signal box built of wood at the northern end of the property.