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Hampton Ferry. 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.
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Hampton Ferry terminates, for the south bank, at the white gate on the right, the north bank gate can be seen in the background on the left, which otherwise shows the church, Garrick House and smaller Temple to Shakespeare. Hampton Ferry is a seasonal foot (and cycle) ferry across the Thames in England.
Hampton Ferry may refer to: England. Hampton Ferry (River Avon), a ferry across the River Avon in Worcestershire; Hampton Ferry (River Thames), a ferry across the River Thames to the west of London; Hampton Loade Ferry, a ferry across the River Severn in Shropshire; Hampton Ferry, a sister ship of SS Twickenham Ferry, also referred to at Night ...
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Hampton Ferry: 1934 2,839 - Train ferry built in 1934 for the Southern Railway. Requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second Work War and renamed HMS Hampton. Acquired by British Railways in 1948. Sold in 1969 to Claxton Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda and renamed Tre Arddur. Laid up at Piraeus, Greece in 1971 Scrapped at Valencia, Spain, in 1973 ...
The reaction ferry uses the power of the river to tack across the current; the powered cable ferry uses engines or electric motors (e.g., the Canby Ferry in the U.S. State of Oregon) to wind itself across; or is hand-operated, such as the Stratford-upon-Avon chain ferry in the UK and the Saugatuck Chain Ferry in Saugatuck, Michigan, United States.
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state highway across the river. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.