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Owston Ferry (or West Ferry), small town, Owston par., Lincolnshire, in Isle of Axholme, on river Trent, 3½ miles SE. of Epworth and 7 miles N. of Gainsborough; P.O., T.O. Brewing, boatbuilding, brick and tile making, ropemaking, and sacking and sailcloth making, are carried on. There is some trade in cattle.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Owston Ferry Parish Lincolnshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | OWSTON FERRY | OWSTON FERRY OR WEST FERRY | WEST FERRY |
| Place: | Owston Ferry |
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