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==Hampton Loade history before preservation==
Although the village was also historically known as Hampton's Loade<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17612/17612-h/17612-h.htm Handbook to the Severn Valley Railway, by J. Randall 1863]</ref>, the station was originally called '''Hampton at ''', with that name appearing in the [[Timetable: Shrewsbury to Worcester 1862| opening, but timetable]]. However within a month it had adopted the name Hampton Loade which it has retained ever since<ref name = MarshallP101">[[Bibliography | Marshall (1989), p101]]</ref>.<br>
Key dates in the history of Hampton Loade were:
*1862: Hampton Loade station opened with the rest of the Severn Valley Line on 1 February, with a single platform on the west side of the line and a short siding opposite. There was no facility for crossing trains.
