East Ferry
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East Ferry is a village and civil parish
in the West Lindsey
district of Lincolnshire
, England.. It lies 5 miles (8 km) west from Scotton
on the eastern bank of the River Trent opposite West Ferry, and is part of the village of Owston Ferry
. Owston Ferry is on the Isle of Axholme
in North Lincolnshire
.
A Tidal bore
known as the Trent Aegir
can be observed on this stretch of the Trent.
East Ferry has one listed building, a Grade II house on Church Street.
. 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. There were a further two chapels: one to St Mary (rebuilt about 1800), the other for Primitive Methodists.
A Victorian Gazetteer described the village:
An ancient logboat found in 1903 was once in Scunthorpe Museum, but is now lost.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the West Lindsey
West Lindsey
West Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England.-History:The district was formed on 1 April 1974, from the urban districts of Gainsborough, Market Rasen, along with Caistor Rural District, Gainsborough Rural District and Welton Rural District...
district of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England.. It lies 5 miles (8 km) west from Scotton
Scotton, Lincolnshire
Scotton is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. The village is in West Lindsey district, and south of the larger village of Scotter. The western boundary of the parish is formed by part of the A159 Gainsborough to Scunthorpe road...
on the eastern bank of the River Trent opposite West Ferry, and is part of the village of Owston Ferry
Owston Ferry
Owston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Trent, north of Gainsborough, and has a total resident population of 1,128....
. Owston Ferry is on the Isle of Axholme
Isle of Axholme
The Isle of Axholme is part of North Lincolnshire, England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent. It is between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.- Description:...
in North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....
.
A Tidal bore
Tidal bore
A tidal bore is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay's current...
known as the Trent Aegir
Trent Aegir
The Trent Aegir is a tidal bore on the River Trent in England. At certain times of the year, the lower tidal reaches of the Trent experience a moderately large bore . It takes its name from Ægir, the Norse god of the ocean....
can be observed on this stretch of the Trent.
East Ferry has one listed building, a Grade II house on Church Street.
History
East Ferry was founded in the 13th century around a ferry crossing; the ferry ran until the 1940s. Previously it was also known as East Kinnard's Ferry, and was part of the Corringham WapentakeCorringham Wapentake
The wapentake of Corringham stretched for 13 miles along the east bank of the River Trent, varying in width between 5 to 8 miles, and bounded by Manley wapentake, the Isle of Axholme, parts of Nottinghamshire, and Well and Aslacoe wapentakes....
. 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. There were a further two chapels: one to St Mary (rebuilt about 1800), the other for Primitive Methodists.
A Victorian Gazetteer described the village:
An ancient logboat found in 1903 was once in Scunthorpe Museum, but is now lost.
External links
- Photographs of East Ferry and Owston Ferry from Geograph