▁population ▁was ▁ 1 , 1 4 6 ▁( 5 7 3 ▁males ▁and ▁ 5 7 3 ▁females ), ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 3 0 6 ▁or ▁ 3 6 . 4 % ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁census . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁poor ▁transport ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁E y re ton ▁Branch ▁railway ▁line , ▁which ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁Despite ▁its ▁name ▁it ▁ran ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁E y re ton ▁and ▁originally ▁terminated ▁in ▁West ▁E y re ton , ▁extended ▁to ▁Ben net ts ▁J unction ▁on ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Branch ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁Bey ond ▁Hor rel ville ▁closed ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁low ▁traffic ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁branch . ▁Little ▁remains ▁besides ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁formation ▁and ▁a ▁loading ▁bank ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁station . ▁ ▁Education ▁West ▁E y re ton ▁School ▁is ▁West ▁E y re ton ' s ▁only ▁school . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁state ▁co ed uc ational ▁full ▁primary ▁school ▁with ▁a ▁de cile ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁a ▁roll ▁of ▁ ▁students ▁( as ▁of ▁ ▁The ▁principal ▁is ▁J ill ian ▁Gall ag her . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census ▁data ▁and