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Burton upon Stather is a village in north Lincolnshire.

Which can be found approximately four miles to the north of Scunthorpe,
and four miles to the west of Winterton.

To visit by road, take B1430 north out of Scunthorpe.

The local church is St. Andrew's,
which proudly stands on the edge of a 200 ft high escarpment known as The Cliff.

The village sits on the bank of the River Trent.
At one stage in its history this small village provided the main crossing point across the River Trent, the village relied on and prospered from this passing trade.

But this was not to last as further crossings were established along the banks of the Trent, due to this competion the demand for the ferry diminished, as did the prosperity of the village.

In 1788 the shipyard was established by the Cook family, bringing with it much needed employment and prosperity, records show the yard to have at one time employed over 130 people.
Over 350 ships are known to have been built at the yard , which would mostly have been fishing smacks and colliers, some of these vessels are known to have been used by the fishing industry in nearby Hull and Grimsby.

As the river became busier the port at Burton developed into a trading port for the north of Lincolnshire, steamers and ferries went back and forth, transporting people and cargo.

The railway was to bring with it a rapid decline in the local shipping industry, the port at Burton eventually closed.

In the 1930s the wharf was put back to work when a petroleum company built storage tanks there, this company moved on during the Second World War, leaving the wharf once again redundant.

The no longer needed wharf was in grave danger of falling into disrepair and dereliction, but was saved when a company by the name of BOS Shipping took it over and today it is known as Kings Ferry Wharf.

Today, the future of the village looks good, nothing much will change, partly due to the village now having Conservation Area status.

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