Hampton Loade, Shropshire - Seven Valley Railway Stanier Class loco - postcard

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• Picture / Image:  Hampton Loade, Shropshire - Severn Valley Railway - ex-LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 45110 ""RAF Biggin Hill""
• Publisher:  Severn Valley Railway, Bridgnorth
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Hampton Loade is a hamlet in Shropshire, England along the Severn Valley. It is situated on the east bank of the River Severn at grid reference SO747864, and is notable for the unusual current-operated Hampton Loade Ferry, a cable ferry to the hamlet of Hampton on the west bank. The ferry is responsible for Hampton Loade's name, as Loade is derived from lode, an old English word for ferry.

The village is in the post town of Wolverhampton and local government district of Bridgnorth, 4 miles to the north. It is in the Ludlow parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands European parliament constituency.

Hampton Loade station, on the preserved Severn Valley Railway, is actually located on the Hampton side of the river.^[1]

There is an unusual bridge close to Hampton Loade: a small private roadway is suspended below two large waterpipe arches.^[2]

The village is also home to a satellite navigation error where the ferry is listed as a car ferry on certain sat-nav systems. A number of motorists using sat-nav units were misled by the error although there are now road signs in place warning of the error on approaching the village.

The Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The 16-mile (26 km) heritage line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, crossing the Shropshire/Worcestershire border, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Train services are hauled predominantly by steam locomotives; however diesel traction is also sometimes used on designated days and during periods of high fire risk.

The railway is one of the most popular heritage railways in the country as well as being the sixth-longest standard gauge heritage line in the United Kingdom.^{[citation needed]} It hosts numerous special events throughout the year, including both steam and diesel galas.

type=printed

city/ region=hampton loade

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)