Owston Ferry

Owston Ferry
Church of St Martin, at Owston Ferry
Owston Ferry is located in Lincolnshire
Owston Ferry
Owston Ferry
Location within Lincolnshire
Population1,328 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE805005
• London135 mi (217 km) SSE
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN9
Dialling code01427
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°29′43″N 0°47′08″W / 53.495228°N 0.785656°W / 53.495228; -0.785656

Owston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the west bank of the River Trent, and 9 miles (14 km) north from Gainsborough. It had a total resident population of 1,128 in 2001 including Kelfield.[1] This increased to 1,328 at the 2011 census.[2] Sometimes referred to as Owston or Ferry, the village forms part of the Isle of Axholme. It is bounded to the west by the A161 road and the village of Haxey. The River Trent is directly to the east. To the north, beyond a number of hamlets and villages, lies the Humber estuary. West Butterwick was originally a part of the township of Owston.

  1. ^ United Kingdom Census 2001. "Owston Ferry CP (Parish)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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