- S ax on ▁word ▁for ▁settlement . ▁ ▁Ble as by ▁was ▁the ▁child hood ▁home ▁of ▁William ▁Bo oth , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁The ▁Salv ation ▁Army . ▁ ▁Haz elf ord ▁Fer ry ▁Before ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Gun th or pe ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁crossing ▁point ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁Tr ent ▁at ▁the ▁Haz elf ord ▁Fer ry ▁( ). ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁route ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁the ▁coast ▁at ▁Gr ims by ▁avoid ing ▁expensive ▁brid ges ▁at ▁New ark ▁and ▁Not ting ham . ▁The ▁fer ry ▁continued ▁operating ▁until ▁well ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁world ▁war ▁as ▁a ▁recre ational ▁facility ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁adjacent ▁to ▁The ▁Star ▁& ▁G arter ▁public ▁house . ▁The ▁public ▁house ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁resident ial ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly ▁and ▁the ▁fer ry ▁has ▁ceased ▁operation ▁( although ▁the ▁w inding ▁g ear ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁bank ). ▁▁ ▁This ▁location ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁King ▁Charles ▁I ▁crossed ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁at ▁South well , ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁event ual ▁capture . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ent ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁South well ▁that ▁was ▁ford able ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁was ▁far ▁enough ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁g arrison ed ▁at ▁Kel ham . ▁▁▁ ▁Perhaps ▁more ▁important ly ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁site