St Bartholemew's Eastoft
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 H.M. King Edward VII 1901. The improvement to the
green was carried out to commemorate the Jubilee of H.M. 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 Isle High Street
Yorkhireside on thr left, High St on th right, looking North
