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'''Bucklebury Ferry''' was a raft-ferry, at the main crossing point of the River [[Brandywine]] from [[the Shire]] to [[Buckland]], about 20 miles south of the Brandywine Bridge.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> From the [[Causeway]] on the west bank a lane about a hundred yards long led to a broad wooden landing-stage. On the east side the bank was steep and a winding lane climbed up from the landing. The ferry-boat itself was large and flat.<ref>{{FR|I5}}</ref> | [[File:Mariët Theune - The Brandywine ferry.jpg|right|thumb|''The Brandywine Ferry'' by [[Mariët Theune]]]]'''Bucklebury Ferry''' was a raft-ferry, at the main crossing point of the River [[Brandywine]] from [[the Shire]] to [[Buckland]], about 20 miles south of the Brandywine Bridge.<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> From the [[Causeway]] on the west bank a lane about a hundred yards long led to a broad wooden landing-stage. On the east side the bank was steep and a winding lane climbed up from the landing. The ferry-boat itself was large and flat.<ref>{{FR|I5}}</ref> | ||
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[[de:Bockenburger Fähre]] | [[de:Bockenburger Fähre]] | ||
[[fi:Bukinpurin lautta]] | [[fi:Bukinpurin lautta]] |
Revision as of 18:36, 13 June 2012
Bucklebury Ferry was a raft-ferry, at the main crossing point of the River Brandywine from the Shire to Buckland, about 20 miles south of the Brandywine Bridge.[1] From the Causeway on the west bank a lane about a hundred yards long led to a broad wooden landing-stage. On the east side the bank was steep and a winding lane climbed up from the landing. The ferry-boat itself was large and flat.[2]