East Ferry

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. Previously it was also known as East Kinnard's Ferry, 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.