Hazelford Ferry
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Hazelford Ferry
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 10 Jul 2010
Winch and slipway at Hazelford Ferry. The first recorded ferry here was 1275 and it remained an important crossing until Gunthorpe Bridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/652879 was built in 1875 and it finally stopped c1945. The winch was used to haul the ferry boat out of the water up the slipway
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Image Location
Latitude
53.032559
Longitude
-0.919297