| Boothferry | |
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 Opening section of Boothferry Swing Bridge over the River Ouse | |
  Boothferry Location within theEast Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE735265 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GOOLE |
| Postcode district | DN14 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| 53°43′47″N0°53′15″W / 53.729728°N 0.887405°W /53.729728; -0.887405 | |
Boothferry is a village in theEast Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is situated on the north bank of theRiver Ouse where theA614 road crosses the river. It is about 2 miles (3 km) north-west ofGoole.
Boothferry is split betweencivil parishes; areas to the west of theB1228 road are in the civil parish ofAsselby, and those to the east are inHowden.
Boothferry is home toBoothferry Bridge which, built in 1929, was for many years the first physical road crossing of the Ouse (if travelling inland), although a lower rail crossing was built at Goole in 1869. Boothferry Bridge was very heavily used by vehicles travelling between the north and south banks of theHumber before the opening of theM62 motorway in the mid-1970s and theHumber Bridge in 1981. Boothferry Bridge is celebrated in the song"Boothferry Bridge" written byHarvey Andrews and released in 1972 on his album 'Writer of Songs"' and by the musical group "The Lonesome Travellers", which was released in the early 1970s. The M62 now crosses the Ouse on aviaduct approximately one mile downstream (east) of the old bridge.
Boothferry gave its name to theBoothferry borough ofHumberside from 1974 to 1996, and to theBoothferry parliamentary constituency which,[1] in 1997, was largely amalgamated into theHaltemprice and Howden constituency represented byDavid Davis MP. Boothferry was also chosen to be the name taken by a local resident when he took the title of lord in 2004. Boothferry has also lent its name to many roads and buildings along with businesses within the borough, although it is now defunct.
Hull City Football Club played from 1946 to 2002 at a football stadium namedBoothferry Park, which also took its name from a road (the A63 – Boothferry Road) that leads from Hull to the village.[2][3]
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