__NOTOC__ Scotter is a large village and civil parish in West Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, situated between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.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 ecclesiastical parish 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 village hall, a community centre, 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 Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.

Geography

The civil parish contains the hamlet of

Susworth Susworth is a hamlet in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is on the east bank of the River Trent, west from Scotter, in which civil parish it lies. The nearest large towns are Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, appro ...

, on the east bank of the River Trent, and that of Scotterthorpe, northeast from Scotter village. The parish is further north than (nearby)

Kirton Lindsey Kirton in Lindsey, also abbreviated to Kirton Lindsey, is a market town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is south-east from Scunthorpe. History Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII lived at Kirton-in-Lindsey af ...

. The A159 road, which connects the two towns, crosses the

River Eau The River Eau ( ) is a 15-mile-long (24 km) tributary of the River Trent that flows through Lincolnshire, England. The Eau catchment lies between that of the Bottesford Beck to the north, and the River Witham to the south and east, and c ...

(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 boundary. The county, district and parish boundary follows eastwards along the River Eau passing north of Scotterthorpe. Messingham is the parish to the north. I
crosses
the north–south ''North Moor Road'' which becomes ''Scotter Road'' in Scunthorpe. 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 Scotton can refer to: Places in England *Scotton, Lincolnshire, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire *Scotton, Richmondshire, near Catterick, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire *Scotton, Harrogate, near Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire Surname ...

, 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 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.

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