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Itchen ferry

Index Itchen ferry

An Itchen Ferry is a type of small gaff rig cutter that was originally used for fishing in the Solent and surrounding waters and often raced in town regattas. [1]

9 relations: Cutter (boat), Gaff rig, Hamlet (place), Itchen Ferry village, River Itchen, Hampshire, Solent, Southampton, Woolston Floating Bridge, Woolston, Southampton.

Cutter (boat)

A cutter is typically a small, but in some cases a medium-sized, watercraft designed for speed rather than for capacity.

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Gaff rig

Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar (pole) called the gaff.

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Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is a small human settlement.

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Itchen Ferry village

Itchen Ferry village was a small hamlet on the East bank of the River Itchen in Hampshire.

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River Itchen, Hampshire

The River Itchen (previously also known as the River Alre) is a river in Hampshire, England.

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Solent

The Solent is the strait that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England.

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Southampton

Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.

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Woolston Floating Bridge

The Woolston Floating Bridge was a cable ferry that crossed the River Itchen in England between Woolston and Southampton from 23 November 1836 until 11 June 1977.

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Woolston, Southampton

Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itchen_ferry

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