Itchen Ferry village — was a small hamlet on the East bank of the River Itchen in Hampshire. The village took its name from the small fishing boats that were also used to ferry foot passengers across the river. An Ordnance Survey map of 1911 (NC/03/17894)The… … Wikipedia
Woolston ferry — was opened.Initially there was only one ferry, but this increased to two in 1881 [www.plimsoll.org] . Initially built and owned by the Floating Bridge Company , the Floating Bridges were sold to Southampton Corporation in 1934The Illustrated… … Wikipedia
River Itchen, Hampshire — Infobox River river name = River Itchen caption = The Itchen near Avington, origin = Cheriton, Hampshire. mouth = Southampton Water basin countries = United Kingdom (England) length = 45 km (28 mi) watershed = convert|400|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=onThe… … Wikipedia
Woolston, Hampshire — Infobox UK place country = England map type = Southampton official name= Woolston latitude = 50.8931 longitude = 1.3765 unitary england= Southampton lieutenancy england=Hampshire post town= SOUTHAMPTON postcode area= SO dial code= 023… … Wikipedia
Woolston, Southampton — This article is about Woolston, Southampton. For other places with the same name, see Woolston (disambiguation). Coordinates: 50°53′35″N 1°22′35″W / 50.8931°N 1.3765°W … Wikipedia
History of Southampton — Southampton is a city in Hampshire, England. The area has been settled since the stone age. Its history has been affected by its geographical location, on a major estuary on the English Channel coast with an unusual double high tide, and by its… … Wikipedia
Peartree Green — within the city of Southampton.It takes its name from the Pear Tree that once stood on the large green open space in this area. Some of that open space has since been urbanised, but a large proportion remains as a recreational area. It offers… … Wikipedia
Northam Bridge — The bridge from the eastern (Bitterne Manor) bank Carries 4 lanes (road) Crosses River Itchen … Wikipedia
One-Design — is a racing method where all vehicles or boats have identical or very similar designs or models. It is also known as Spec series. It is heavily used in sailboat racing. All competitors in a race are then judged based on a single start time. One… … Wikipedia
Punt (boat) — This article concentrates on the history and development of punts and punting in England, for other usages see Norfolk punt and the general disambiguation pages at punt and punter. A punt is a flat bottomed boat with a square cut bow, designed… … Wikipedia
