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==Bridgnorth==
Perhaps the most common misspelling in modern times, 'Bridgenorth' appears on several early plans for the SVR. It also appeared in the title of two [[Unsuccessful proposals for railways in the Severn Valley#Proposals for railways connecting Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth| unsuccessful proposals for railways linking Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth]], the "Wolverhampton & Bridgenorth Railway" of 1860 and the "South Staffordshire & Central Wales Railway Dudley & Bridgenorth" of 1861.
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The station was originally named '''Hampton''' as shown in the [[Timetable: Shrewsbury to Worcester 1862| opening timetable]]. However within a month it had adopted the name '''Hampton Loade''' which it has retained ever since.<ref>[[Bibliography | Marshall (1989), p101]]</ref> A station at Hampton in London opened in 1864<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_railway_station_(London) Hampton Railway Station on Wikipedia]</ref> and the name change may have been made to avoid potential confusion.
19th century OS maps include a number of other variant spellings. Maps surveyed in the 1880s still showed the station as "Hampton", with the hamlets on each bank being "Hempton" and "Hamptonload" as illustrated. The latter has also appeared as Hampton Lode (1876/1887)and Hampton Load in 1855.
The [[Timetable: Severn Valley Branch 1876 | 1876 working timetable]] still gave the name as "Hampton", while Bradshaw's Guide used [[Timetable: Severn Valley and Tenbury Branch 1877 | "Hampton Lode" up until 1877]]. John Randall's 'Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway' of 1863 gave the name as "Hampton's Loade".
Tenbury Wells (Tenbury Branch)
==Other==
[[Knowlesands Sidings | Knowlesands]] is marked on modern maps as Knowle Sands, and on the 1855 plan as Knoll Sands.<br>
[[Northwood Halt]] is at North Wood.
==Gallery==
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File:Bridgnorth and Hartlebury deviations 1855.jpg|thumb|300px|right|1855 map showing "Bridgenorth", "Hampton Load", "Higley" and "Knoll Sands"
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==See also==
