Eastoft
St Bartholemews Churxh
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Eastoft Church of England Primary School
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The old river bed looking South
Before the boundary changes of 1974 and the emergence of Humberside, Eastoft village held the unusual distinction of being located within two counties, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This was most evident when, before Vermuyden's drainage of the Isle, the navigable River Don meandered through the very centre and formed a natural boundary line. Now the river is no more, the channel finally drying up in the mid 1800's.
The Methodist Chapel
In more recent times a neatly grassed area running midway and half the length of the parallel roadways provides a clue as to where the old boundary existed; several mature trees now grow there. A marble plaque close by tells us, "The seven trees opposite were planted to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII 1901. The improvement to the green was carried out to commemorate the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 1977. St Bartholomew’s church is situated on the "Yorkshire" side of the village and was consecrated the Archbishop of York on the 13th November, 1855. The whole cost of the church, with churchyard and parsonage was borne by Lady Strickland. Immediately to the south stands the Church of England Primary School, opened on 28th November 1961. The original school, on almost the same site, was built in 1847, chiefly through the solo efforts of Rev. F. Sugden, Vicar of Adlingfleet. It was enlarged in 1873 and further enlarged in 1902. The Primitive Methodist Chapel, erected in 1869, is one of several properties that are actually built upon the old river bed. The adjoining building was originally a Sunday School.
The Northern Entrance to the sle at Eastoft
High Street