The importance of river crossings in the olden days

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Fords, bridges, and ferries were major navigation marks in the minds of medieval folk. I talk about this, when I'm not digressing about Henry VIII.
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New London Bridge
By Hammersfan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81171615

Twizel Bridge
By Kirsty Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9191662

Miravet ferry
Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hampton ferry
Simon Robinson, 2004, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2288864

Clapper bridge
By Stefan Kühn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1285535
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