Whitton Channel

Places of Interest

Whitton Island

Island

Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whitton Island is an island situated at the western end of the Humber Estuary in northern England. The almond-shaped island straddles the county boundary between the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire to the north and North Lincolnshire which otherwise runs over tidal water roughly along the centre line of the estuary.

Trent Falls

Rapids

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trent Falls is the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Trent which forms the Humber between Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire in England.

Julian’s Bower

Maze

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Julian's Bower or Julian Bower is a name given to turf mazes in several different parts of England. Only one of this name still exists, at Alkborough in North Lincolnshire. Julian’s Bower is situated 2 miles south of Whitton Channel.

Places in the Area

Faxfleet

Hamlet

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Faxfleet is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blacktoft, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles west of Brough, and 9 miles east of Howden, at the start of the Humber, on the north bank, where the River Ouse and the River Trent meet. Faxfleet is situated 1½ miles west of Whitton Channel.

Alkborough

Village

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Alkborough is a parish of 471 people in 192 households in North Lincolnshire, England, located near the northern end of The Cliff range of hills overlooking Trent Falls, the confluence of the River Trent and the River Ouse. Alkborough is situated 2 miles south of Whitton Channel.

West Halton

Village

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West Halton is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 2.5 miles north-west from Winterton, approximately 7 miles north from Scunthorpe, and 2 miles south from the Humber Estuary. West Halton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Whitton Channel.

Whitton Channel

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