Hampton Loade Ferry is a current operated pedestrian chain ferry, sometimes called a reaction ferry, which links the villages of Hampton Loade and Hampton across the River Severn in the English county of Shropshire. A cable ferry or chain ferry is a means of water transportation by which a Ferry or other boat is guided and in many cases propelled across a river or other larger A reaction ferry is a ferry that uses the current of the river to propel the vessel across the river Hampton Loade is a Village in Shropshire, England along the Severn Valley. Hampton Loade is a Village in Shropshire, England along the Severn Valley. For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the The crossing has been in use for around 400 years, and may even have provided a route across the Severn during the Middle Ages. [1]
In 2004, a new ferry boat was built by the nearby Ironbridge Gorge Museum to the design of the previous boat, which had seen 38 years service. The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are Industrial Heritage Museums based in the Ironbridge Gorge at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and Broseley The new craft is of wooden construction, measures 20 feet by 9 feet, and carries up to 12 passengers. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit [1][2]
Hampton Loade Ferry should not be mistaken for the Hampton Ferry, a rather similar passenger only chain ferry near the town of Evesham in the county of Worcestershire. The Hampton Ferry is a pedestrian Chain ferry, which links the main town of Evesham and the district of Hampton across the River Avon in the Evesham ( is a middle-sized rural Market town in Worcestershire, UK in the Local Authority District of Wychavon. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England.
References
- ^ a b Hamton Loade Ferry complete. BBC. Retrieved on December 29, 2006. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Unique Hampton Loade ferry carries passengers once more. The Countryside Agency. Retrieved on December 31, 2006. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Panoramic view of the ferry, courtesy of the BBC
- Hampton Loade: Village and Ferry
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