Variant spellings of SVR station names
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Although the railways and Ordnance Survey helped to standardise the names and spelling of towns in Britain in the mid 19th century, many early maps and timetables show variations.
Bridgnorth
1866 plan of "Bridgenorth". |
Perhaps the most common misspelling in modern times, 'Bridgenorth' appears on several early plans for the SVRSevern Valley Railway.
Stourport
Renamed Stourport-on-Severn in 1934
Arley
The village is named Upper Arley, with some early maps naming it Over Arley.
Hampton Loade
1862, Hampton 1866, Hampton Lode 1876, Hampton 1877, Hampton Lode 1887, Hampton Loade 1863, Hampton's Loade
Highley
Higley
Coalport
Coalport West