Brandy Wharf is a small hamletThe Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is one of his best-known works, and also one of the most-quoted writings in the English language. Hamlet has 208 quotations in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations; it takes up 10 of 85 pages dedicated to Shakespeare in the 1986 Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (14th ed. 1968) Hamlet has been called "Shakespeare's greatest play"E.g. Professor James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare and it is universally ...hamlet in the West LindseyNo quick definition available. West Lindsey district of LincolnshireLincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary. Its county town is the city of Lincoln. The ...Lincolnshire, EnglandEngland (pronounced IPA: ) is the largest and most populous constituent countryEngland -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia. URL retrieved on 6 June 2007. of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and is located to the north-west of mainland Europe. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total population of the United Kingdom,National Statistics ...England near WaddinghamWaddingham is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 548. It is just off the A15 north of Caenby Corner. Originally there were two villages, Stainton where the present church is and Wadingham which were separated by the stream, Waddingham Beck, which runs through the village. These are both mentioned in the ...Waddingham where the B1205 crosses the River AncholmeThe River Ancholme is a river in North Lincolnshire, England, and a tributary of the Humber estuary. It rises south of Bishopbridge (west of Market Rasen), passes through Brigg and flows into the Humber at South Ferriby. In its natural state, the river's valley was flat-bottomed and fenny. The river still has a distinctly rural character, and the landscape is ...River Ancholme.

Brandy Wharf's history is steeped in legendA legend (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants, includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, ...legend and has been linked with smugglingSmuggling, or trafficking, is illegal transport, in particular across a border. Taxes are avoided; or the goods themselves are illegal for unlicensed possession; or people are transported to a place where they are not allowed to be.smuggling. It’s name is derived from a religious sect of VikingThe term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne warriors, pirates and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th–11th century. This period (generally dated 793–1066) is often referred to as the Viking Age. The term Viking has also denoted entire populations of Viking Age ...Viking settlers named Brande who became stranded after their invasion in 867AD and set up a ferry service. The west bank pick-up point became known as Brande’s Wharf, hence its present name.

Today it is famous for the Brandy Wharf Leisure Park for campers and caravanners and the adjacent Cider Centre.

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