Ferry Eyot
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 31 ′ N , 0 ° 53 ′ W | |
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Ferry Eyot or Ferry Ait is an island in the Thames in England between Shiplake in Oxfordshire and Wargrave in Berkshire . The island lies upstream of the Marsh Lock and is part of Oxfordshire.
The island is named after the Bolney Ferry , which used to pull ships across the river at this point . In 1775 it was referred to as a cable ferry and the name of the place was recorded as Beggar's Hole (or Beggar's Hall ) after a room in Harpsden House that was demolished at the end of the 18th century.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. A History of the Inland Navigation. Fred. S. Thacker, London 1914, archive.org p. 156 , (New Impression. Facsimile Reprint. David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1968, OCLC 79517207 ).