__NOTOC__ Scotter is a large village and

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, England, situated between

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and

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.OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25 000) : The population of the parish was recorded as 2,591 in the 2001 census, increasing to 3,065 at the 2011 census. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter. It is in the Scotter with East Ferry

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in the Scotton and Scotter Group of parishes, in the Manlake Deanery. Other churches in the group are Scotton and Northorpe. On the other side of Trent is the Deanery of Axholme. The village has several shops, a

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, a

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, and a primary school. The school has approximately 280 pupils of age range 4–11. The village hall was opened on 12 July 1985 by

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Geography

The civil parish contains the hamlet of Susworth, on the east bank of the

River Trent The Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom. Its source is in Staffordshire, on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and ...

, and that of Scotterthorpe, northeast from Scotter village. The parish is further north than (nearby) Kirton Lindsey. The A159 road, which connects the two towns, crosses the River Eau (a tributary of the Trent) in the village. River Trent at Susworth - geograph

The celebrated Jenny Wren Inn - geograph

Barlings is at the north-west corner of the village on the River Trent, and the Lincolnshire (West Lindsey) -

North Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 167,446 in the 2011 census. The borough includes the towns of Scunthorpe, Brigg, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Kirton in Lindsey and Bar ...

boundary. The county, district and parish boundary follows eastwards along the River Eau passing north of Scotterthorpe.

Messingham Messingham is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated on the A159, south from the centre of Scunthorpe and south from the M180. West Lindsey is 1 mile to the south, as is Scotter. Messingham ...

is the parish to the north. I
crosses
the north–south ''North Moor Road'' which becomes ''Scotter Road'' in

. It crosses the north–south ''Messingham Road'' (A159) then ''Kirton Road'' ( B1400). A section of the B1400, between Kirton and Messingham, passes through the parish, and Lincolnshire. The boundary passes southwards
touching
the western edge of Black Walk Nook, a wood. It passes north–south on the edge of Black Walk Plantation and crosses two roads called
Kirton Road
', meeting the parish of Scotton, which is south of Scotter. The boundary is just the parish boundary from here to the Trent. I
crosses
''Scotter Road'' north of Field House, passing north o
Cockthorn Farm
It skirts the north edge of a wood, and crosses the A159 near two transmitte
masts
It meets

East Ferry __NOTOC__ East Ferry is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Lincolnshire.gov.uk It is situated west from Scotter, and on the eastern bank of the River Trent opposite Owston Ferry. The population ...

to the south and skirts the northern edge of Laughton Forest, also known as Laughton Wood. It passes westward through the western section of the wood, crossing
East Ferry Road
' near Wheatley House. It follows Ferry Barrier Bank westwards to East Ferry Ings Drain, which it follows to the Trent nea
Ings Farm
It passes along the east bank of the Trent through South Ings, then passes through Susworth, passing the Jenny Wrenn Inn and Walnut Tree Farm.

References

External links

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Scotter Parish Council
Lincolnshire Parish Councils
"Scotter"

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