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East Ferry
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
Village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| static_image_name | Eastern entrance to East Ferry - geograph.org.uk - 65343.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Approaching the village from the east, the bank of the Trent visible across the road junction |
| static_image_2_name | East Ferry Lincolnshire-Geograph-1679386-by-roger-geach.jpg |
| static_image_2_caption | River Trent near the site of the Ferry |
| country | England |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | East Ferry |
| civil_parish | East Ferry |
| population | 204 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| shire_district | West Lindsey |
| shire_county | Lincolnshire |
| region | East Midlands |
| constituency_westminster | Gainsborough |
| post_town | Gainsborough |
| postcode_district | DN21 |
| postcode_area | DN |
| os_grid_reference | SK815995 |
| london_distance_mi | 135 |
| london_direction | S |
NOTOC East Ferry is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 mi 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.
A Tidal bore known as the Trent Aegir can be observed on this stretch of the Trent.
History
East Ferry was founded in the 13th century around a ferry crossing; the ferry ran until the 1940s. 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. There were a further two chapels: one to St Mary (rebuilt about 1800), the other for Primitive Methodists.
In 1872 East Ferry was described as "a township in Scotter parish, Lincolnshire; 6 miles West of Scotter. Pop. 104."
An ancient logboat, found in 1903, was once in Scunthorpe Museum, but is now lost.
References
References
- "East Ferry Parish Meeting".
- "Civil parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
- "Owston Ferry".
- "Trent Aegir".
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- Previously it was also known as East Kinnard's Ferry,''[[Kelly's Directory]] of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull'' 1885, p. 594
- (1872). "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales".
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