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It was originally known as ' Poorstock ' but this was changed to ' Powerstock ' when the Bridport Railway was built in 1857, possibly to avoid connotations of ' poor ( rolling ) stock ' Powerstock railway station ( and the entire Bridport branch line ) closed on 5 May 1975.
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