Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFerriby sluice

Ferriby sluice

England
List entry 1005244
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005244
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SE 97514 21066
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ferriby sluice is a tidal sluice gate structure located in Lincolnshire, situated within the landscape of the Humber estuary region. The monument represents an example of hydraulic engineering designed to manage water flow and tidal movement, features characteristic of medieval and early modern period infrastructure in this zone of significant drainage and land management. The sluice belongs to a tradition of estuarine engineering undertaken to control inundation and facilitate the working of low-lying fenland and marshland areas that characterise this part of Lincolnshire's coastal setting.

Ferriby sluice is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005244. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ferriby sluice?

Ferriby sluice is a tidal sluice gate structure located in Lincolnshire, situated within the landscape of the Humber estuary region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005244.

Who is responsible for protecting Ferriby sluice?

Ferriby sluice is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005244.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ferriby sluice?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa immediately west of Horkstow Hall (2.2 km), Old Winteringham Roman settlement (2.9 km), Site of Jacobean manor house and gardens immediately west and south of St Maurice's Church (3.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ferriby sluice

Ferriby sluice stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.