Bishopthorpe Ferry

Approximate location of the Bishopthorpe Ferry

Overview

Type: Ferry

About

The youngest of the ferries of the Rive Ouse, Bishopthorpe Ferry was initially opened and operated by a Mr Dixon towards the end of the 1700s. Mr Dixon, initially an eel-er, began providing ad-hoc trips across the Ouse between Bishopthorpe and Fulford Ings before the ferry eventually became a more formal endeavour.

Though not listed, the ferryman’s cottage is recorded as a local monument in York Historic Environment Record.

Images

Ferry Image

Bishopthorpe Ferry and ferryman’s cottage (via The St Andrew’s Trust)

Maps

Map

Yorkshire CXCI.NW (circa 1910) - Ordnance Survey Maps - Six-inch England and Wales - CC-BY-NC-SA - The National Library of Scotland. Download the full map here.

A 1910 OS map showing the ferry, the landing, and the access across Fulford Ings.