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Owston Ferry Humberside Map

Traditional county: Humberside · Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Interactive Map of Owston Ferry, Humberside

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Place	Owston Ferry
Traditional County	Humberside
Unitary Authority	North Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.493200
Longitude	-0.781593
Place Type	Village

About Owston Ferry

Owston Ferry reveals itself through the low, flat horizon of the Isle of Axholme, where the light seems to stretch thin over the damp earth. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Epworth (from Epworth: bearing 144°T, OS grid SE 809 003), and is situated north-west of East Ferry village. The quietude of the landscape is punctuated by the presence of Castle Hill, a gentle rise to the west that preserves the silent, grassy contours of the Kinaird Motte and Bailey Castle. Here, the Laughton Highland Drain carves a deliberate path through the fields, its water reflecting the pale, expansive skies of Lincolnshire with a mirror-like clarity. Owston Ferry maintains a subtle dignity in its brickwork and narrow lanes, which seem to hold the memory of river trade and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the tides. Farther north, the earthworks of the Axholme Carthusian Priory at Melwood Park offer a ghost of medieval devotion, undisturbed by the modern velocity of the world beyond. The air often carries a faint, sharp scent of silt and sedge, reminding one that the land is forever negotiating its boundaries with the water. In the deepening afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the flat pastures, grounding the architecture of Owston Ferry in a profound and singular stillness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 255° WSW
Kinaird Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 251° WSW · 3 ha
Laughton Highland Drain (River) — 0.6 mi, 082° E
Ferry Drain (River) — 0.9 mi, 213° SSW
Axholme Carthusian Priory And Post-Dissolution Garden Earthworks, Melwood Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 354° N · 5 ha
Hewson'S Field Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 253° WSW
Rush Furlong Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 274° W
Hardwick Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 107° ESE
Market Cross At Junction Of High Street, Low Street And Haxey Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 261° W
Peacock Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 153° SSE
Epworth Old Rectory (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 325° NW
Carmer Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 144° SE
Laughton Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 2.8 mi, 103° ESE
Scotton Common (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 098° E
Green Howe (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 097° E
Morton Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 182° S
Richmond Park (Park) — 5.9 mi, 178° S
The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 323° NW
Silica Country Park (Park) — 6.3 mi, 043° NE
Gainsborough Old Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 6.4 mi, 179° S
The Gainsborough Heritage Centre (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 177° S
Savoy Gainsborough (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 178° S
North Lincolnshire Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 039° NE
The Baths Hall (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 037° NE
The Plowright Theatre (Theatre) — 8.5 mi, 039° NE
Humberhead Peatlands (National Nature Reserve) — 8.7 mi, 323° NW · 30k acres
Crowle Peatland Railway (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 340° NNW
Vulcan XH558 (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 269° W
Boeing 727-2S2F (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 267° W
Mattersey Priory (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 226° SW

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