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owston ferry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
ow-ston -fer-ry
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8000).

Etymology

Originally two settlements, Owston, and (West Kinnard's) Ferry, it was not known as Owston Ferry until the early 1900s. A ferry used to operate across the Trent, and a settlement on the opposite bank is named East Ferry, which may be historically significant.

Questions

What does owston ferry mean?
A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8000).
Where does owston ferry come from?
Originally two settlements, Owston, and (West Kinnard's) Ferry, it was not known as Owston Ferry until the early 1900s. A ferry used to operate across the Trent, and a settlement on the opposite bank is named East Ferry, which may be historically significant.

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