East Ferry
| East Ferry | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Approaching East Ferry, by the bank of the Trent | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK815995 |
| Location: | 53°29’9"N, 0°46’24"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 204 (2011) |
| Post town: | Gainsborough |
| Postcode: | DN21 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Lindsey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Gainsborough |
East Ferry is a village in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, in Lindsey's Corringham Wapentake. The village is found six miles west of Scotter, and on the eastern bank of the tidal reach 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;[1] the ferry ran until the 1940s. Previously it was also known as East Kinnard's Ferry.[2]
A Mediæval chapel in the village, dedicated to St Laurence, is described as decayed in the 16th century, but survived into the late 18th century.[1] There were a further two chapels: one to St Mary (rebuilt about 1800), the other for Primitive Methodists.[2]
In 1872 East Ferry was described as:
- "a township in Scotter parish, Lincolnshire; 6 miles West of Scotter. Pop. 104."[3]
An ancient logboat, found in 1903, was once in Scunthorpe Museum, but is now lost.[4]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Monuments Record: No. 891758 – East Ferry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 594
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius: Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (A. Fullerton & Co., 1870)
- ↑ National Monuments Record: No. 60924 – Uncertain logboat/wreck
