East Ferry
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
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East Ferry is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It is situated 6 miles (10 km) west from Scotter, and on the eastern bank of the River Trent opposite Owston Ferry. The population of the civil parish (including Wildsworth) as at the 2011 census was 204.[2]
A Tidal bore known as the Trent Aegir can be observed on this stretch of the Trent.[3][4]
History
East Ferry was founded in the 13th century around a ferry crossing;[5] the ferry ran until the 1940s.[3] Previously it was also known as East Kinnard's Ferry,[6] and was part of the Corringham Wapentake. A Medieval chapel in the village, dedicated to St Laurence, is described as decayed in the 16th century, but survived into the late 18th century.[5] There were a further two chapels: one to St Mary (rebuilt about 1800), the other for Primitive Methodists.[6]
In 1872 East Ferry was described as "a township in Scotter parish, Lincolnshire; 6 miles West of Scotter. Pop. 104."[7]
An ancient logboat, found in 1903, was once in Scunthorpe Museum, but is now lost.[8]
References
- ^ "East Ferry Parish Meeting". Lincolnshire.gov.uk
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Owston Ferry". Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. isleofaxholme.net
- ^ "Trent Aegir". Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Environment Agency
- ^ a b Historic England. "East Ferry (891758)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ a b Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 594
- ^ Wilson, John Marius, ed. (1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
- ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 60924". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
Media related to East Ferry at Wikimedia Commons- East Ferry and Owston Ferry photographs. Geograph.org.uk
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- Alford
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- Caistor
- Cleethorpes
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- Wainfleet All Saints
- Woodhall Spa
- Winterton
See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Historic subdivisions: Holland, Kesteven, Lindsey
History and notable places: Belton House, Bolingbroke Castle, Boston Stump, Cadwell Park, Cross Keys Bridge, Crowland Abbey, Donna Nook, Dunham Bridge, Far Ings, Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore, Gibraltar Point, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Humber Bridge, Kinema in the Woods, Kingdom of Lindsey, Lincoln Castle,Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cliff, Lincolnshire Fens, Market Rasen Racecourse, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Tattershall Castle, The Wash, The Wolds, Usher Gallery, Winceby Battlefield, Woolsthorpe Manor
History and notable places: Belton House, Bolingbroke Castle, Boston Stump, Cadwell Park, Cross Keys Bridge, Crowland Abbey, Donna Nook, Dunham Bridge, Far Ings, Frampton Marsh, Freiston Shore, Gibraltar Point, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Humber Bridge, Kinema in the Woods, Kingdom of Lindsey, Lincoln Castle,Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Cliff, Lincolnshire Fens, Market Rasen Racecourse, Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Tattershall Castle, The Wash, The Wolds, Usher Gallery, Winceby Battlefield, Woolsthorpe Manor
