==Points of interest==
[[File:Ferry_20090525.jpg|Hampton Loade|thumb|200px|right|Hampton Loade ferry]]
The station and the nearby Unicorn Inn are actually situated in the hamlet of Hampton. The village of Hampton Loade is on the other bank of the river (Loade comes from the Saxon word 'lode' meaning ford). There is no bridge, but a passenger foot ferry operates in summer months.