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The Hampton Ferry is a pedestrian cable ferry linking Evesham and the village of Hampton across the River Avon in the English county of Worcestershire. The route dates back to the 13th century, when it was established by the monks of Evesham Abbey as a short-cut to their newly planted vineyard on Clark's Hill.^[1]

The ferry is manually operated by pulling on a cable that is suspended across the river. When the ferry is docked at either bank the cable is allowed to sink to the river bottom, so as not to interfere with navigation.

References

^ "Hampton Ferry". Discovering Evesham. Evesham Journal. Winter 2006.

External links

52°05′28″N 1°57′29″W / 52.091220°N 1.957970°W / 52.091220; -1.957970

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[disceve-1] "Hampton Ferry". Discovering Evesham. Evesham Journal. Winter 2006.

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+{{Short description|Ferry across the River Avon in England}}
-[[Image:Hampton Ferry.jpg|thumb|right|Hampton Ferry]]
+{{Distinguish|Hampton Ferry (River Thames)|Hampton Loade Ferry (River Severn)}}
-The '''Hampton Ferry''' is a pedestrian [[chain ferry]], which links the town of [[Evesham]] and the village of [[Hampton, Worcestershire|Hampton]] across the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|River Avon]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Worcestershire]]. The ferry route dates back to the [[13th century]], when it was established by [[monk]]s.<ref name=disceve>{{cite news | title = Hampton Ferry | work = Discovering Evesham | date = Winter 2006 | publisher = Evesham Journal }}</ref>
+{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
+{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}
+[[File:The Hampton Ferry - 2 (geograph 2666933).jpg|300px|thumb|right|Hampton Ferry]]
+The '''Hampton Ferry''' is a pedestrian [[cable ferry]] linking [[Evesham]] and the village of [[Hampton, Worcestershire|Hampton]] across the [[River Avon, Warwickshire|River Avon]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Worcestershire]]. The route dates back to the 13th century, when it was established by the [[monk]]s of [[Evesham Abbey]] as a short-cut to their newly planted vineyard on Clark's Hill.<ref name=disceve>{{cite news | title = Hampton Ferry | work = Discovering Evesham | date = Winter 2006 | publisher = Evesham Journal }}</ref>
+The ferry is manually operated by pulling on a cable that is suspended across the river. When the ferry is docked at either bank the cable is allowed to sink to the river bottom, so as not to interfere with navigation.
-Hampton Ferry should not be mistaken for [[Hampton Loade Ferry]], a rather similar passenger only chain ferry across the [[River Severn]] in the county of [[Shropshire]].
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.hamptonferry.co.uk/ Hampton Ferry web site]
+{{commonscat|Hampton Ferry (River Avon)}}
+*[http://www.hamptonferry.co.uk/ Official web site of the Hampton Ferry]
+*[http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/central/Avon-(Central)/Evesham/ Live web cam of the Hampton Ferry]
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+{{Transport in Worcestershire}}
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+{{coord|52.091220|-1.957970|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}}
-[[Category:Ferries of England]]
+[[Category:Ferry transport in England]]
 [[Category:Transport in Worcestershire]]
+[[Category:Chain ferries in the United Kingdom]]
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