Jenny Hurn

53°28′43″N 0°46′22″W / 53.4785°N 0.7727°W / 53.4785; -0.7727

The Trent at Jenny Hurn
The pumping station
Jenny Hurn, the Half-Part footpath (on the west side) and pumping station (on the east) shown on a late 19th/early 20th-century Ordnance Survey map

The Jenny Hurn is a bend on the River Trent in Lincolnshire, England. A tight bend on this navigable stretch of the river it was historically a dangerous spot and orders were made to prevent boats from waiting there. It is now the site of a pumping station to drain nearby farmland and an air quality monitoring site. In folklore the site was the haunt of a boggart known as Jenny who crossed the river in a pie dish to feed on crops in nearby farmland.


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