Owston Ferry
Built-up area in North Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.491, -0.78 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 81 00 |
| Population: | 1,172 |
| Dialling code: | 01427 (Gainsborough) |
Owston Ferry is a small riverside village in North Lincolnshire sitting on the west bank of the River Trent. Its position made it a traditional crossing to the nearby Isle of Axholme and villages such as Haxey, and you can still see earthwork remains of a motte-and-bailey castle and an old parish church that hint at its medieval past.
Today the village has a largely agricultural hinterland with many residents commuting to nearby towns such as Scunthorpe, while locally life revolves around riverside walks, fishing and community events; the Trent’s floodplain also makes the area notable for wetland birdlife and seasonal landscapes that attract visitors looking for quiet countryside and boating opportunities.
Postcode districts covering Owston Ferry
Most populated places nearby
- Rotherham 24.6 miles
- Doncaster 13.8 miles
- Lincoln 20.8 miles
- Scunthorpe 8.3 miles
- Worksop 18.4 miles
- Bentley 15.6 miles
- Selby 23.3 miles
- Retford 13.6 miles
- Gainsborough 6.2 miles
- Goole 15.3 miles
- Brough and Elloughton 18.8 miles
- Dinnington 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wildsworth Parish 1.7 miles
- East Ferry Parish 2.1 miles
- Haxey Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Axholme South Ward 2.8 miles
- Scotter and Blyton Ward 2.9 miles
- Laughton Parish 2.9 miles
- East Stockwith Parish 3.2 miles
- Epworth Built-up area 3.3 miles
- West Stockwith Parish 3.4 miles
- Westwoodside Built-up area 3.7 miles
- West Butterwick Built-up area 3.9 miles
- East Butterwick Parish 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Owston Ferry
DN9 1AZ, DN9 1RE, DN9 1AR, DN9 1RP, DN9 1RQ, DN9 1FE, DN9 1AT, DN9 1RD, DN9 1AW … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 9.3 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 44.4 miles
- Gainsborough Central Railway Station 6.4 miles
- Althorpe Railway Station 6.8 miles
Hotels near Owston Ferry Ad
- Hickman Hill Hotel 2 6.2 miles
- Thonock Park B&B 5.6 miles
- The Reindeer Inn 6.5 miles
- San Pietro Hotel & Restaurant 4 9 miles
- The Station Restaurant & Bar 5 8.7 miles
- Forest Pines Spa & Golf Resort 4 10 miles
- Wortley House Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- The Grosvenor Free House 4 9 miles
- Royal Hotel 2 8.4 miles
Schools in Owston Ferry
- St Martin's C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Glanford Park Stadium 7.5 miles
- Heynings Priory Historic site 9.4 miles
- Gokewell Priory Historic site 10.3 miles
- Normanby Park Estate 11.2 miles
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 11.9 miles
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 13.1 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 13.6 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 13.7 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 16.5 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 17.7 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 19.9 miles