Woolwich Ferry

ferry across the River Thames in east London
Place ferry_route Q2593299
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Woolwich Ferry

Summary

Woolwich Ferry is a ferry route[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ferry_route entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Woolwich Ferry is located in London Borough of Newham[3].
  • Woolwich Ferry is located in Royal Borough of Greenwich[4].
  • Woolwich Ferry is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Woolwich Ferry's transport network is recorded as London River Services[6].
  • Woolwich Ferry's image is recorded as London, Woolwich Ferry 02.jpg[7].
  • Woolwich Ferry's instance of is recorded as ferry route[8].
  • Woolwich Ferry's founder is recorded as Metropolitan Board of Works[9].
  • Woolwich Ferry's item operated is recorded as ferry[10].
  • Woolwich Ferry's owned by is recorded as TfL[11].
  • Woolwich Ferry's operator is recorded as Briggs Marine[12].
  • Woolwich Ferry's Commons category is recorded as Woolwich Ferry[13].
  • Woolwich Ferry's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as B3304A[14].
  • Woolwich Ferry's officially opened by is recorded as Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery[15].
  • Woolwich Ferry's terminus is recorded as Woolwich Ferry North Pier[16].
  • Woolwich Ferry's terminus is recorded as Woolwich Ferry South Pier[17].
  • +1889-03-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Woolwich Ferry[18].
  • Woolwich Ferry's terminus location is recorded as Woolwich[19].
  • Woolwich Ferry's terminus location is recorded as North Woolwich[20].
  • Woolwich Ferry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.4961, 'lon': 0.062}[21].
  • Woolwich Ferry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01x6w1[22].
  • Woolwich Ferry's significant event is recorded as replacement[23].
  • Woolwich Ferry's official website is recorded as https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/river/woolwich-ferry?intcmp=16238[24].
  • Woolwich Ferry's described at URL is recorded as https://content.tfl.gov.uk/riverservices-map.pdf[25].
  • Woolwich Ferry's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6955126[26].
  • Woolwich Ferry's operating area is recorded as River Thames[27].

Body

Geography

Woolwich Ferry is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include London Borough of Newham[3], a London borough[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1965[30] and Royal Borough of Greenwich[4], a London borough[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1965[33].

Designation and Status

Woolwich Ferry's instance of is recorded as ferry route[8].

History and Context

+1889-03-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Woolwich Ferry[18]. Its owned by is recorded as TfL[11].

Why It Matters

Woolwich Ferry ranks in the top 3% of ferry_route entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . content.tfl.gov.uk. content.tfl.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . content.tfl.gov.uk. content.tfl.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . content.tfl.gov.uk. content.tfl.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . content.tfl.gov.uk. content.tfl.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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