Hampton Loade, Shropshire, WV16 6BN
Date of visit: 15th May 2021
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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, some five miles south of Bridgnorth, and is notable for the unusual current-operated Hampton Loade Ferry, a reaction 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 hamlet is also home to a satellite navigation error where the ferry is listed as a car ferry or a bridge on certain sat-nav systems; there are now road signs in place warning of the error on approaching the village.
The ferry has not been run recently (as of 2017) prompting speculation that it is permanently closed. This has not been confirmed by any reliable news sources but according to the Severn Valley Railway it has ceased operation
Internal ref number: SH/138/066
Date of Visit: 15th May 2021
Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: D
Crown: St Edward
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Phone
Phone Number (if known): 01746 861563
Northing & Westing: 52°28’30.8″N, 2°22’33.0″W
what3words: equipment.recent.valley
Grid Reference: SO 74570 86432
OS X & Y: 286432, 374570
Latitude & Longitude: 52.475218, -2.375819
UK Postcode: WV16 6BN
County: Shropshire
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