Rampton Wharf

Rampton Wharf

Half An Acre of Land beside the River Trent, which was awarded to the Parish of Rampton in 1845 under the Inclosure Award. The land was used by the Parish Employee, the Surveyor of the Highways, Roads & Drains to moor his boat at the jetty, barges entering Rampton would pay a fee. After the Surveyor's Role was disbanded in the 1920's, the land was rented as grazing land for farm animals until the end of WW2. The land is currently let by the Parish Council to Ashfield Angling Club however, all residents of the Parish of Rampton & Woodbeck have the right to enter and walk on the wharf, its access road from Torksey Ferry Road to the Wharf is also Parish Council owned. In 2018 we received a grant for a Bench from the Canal & River Trust which the fishing club will install shortly.

Historic Parish Council Minute Book References to Rampton Wharf:

14/03/1903 Annual Parish Meeting – The Wharf was rented to Mr Simpson for 5s annual rent and proposed not to be sublet to Gypsies nor permission for their stopping there. Carried by all Council.

12/04/1909 Annual Parish Meeting – Proposed by Mr Ellis and seconded by Mr Carey that the Surveyor of Roads and Drains erects the following notice on the Wharf – Notice – This Wharf is the property of the Parish of Rampton. No other person is entitled to use it except on payment to the Surveyor of Roads and Drains of the Parish of Rampton, of one shilling per ton, on any material or goods landed at the Wharf – This charge covers the cost of the use of the road leading thereto. Carried. Proposed by Mr Ellis and sec by Mr J Quickfall that the charges on the gravel, led by Colonel Morgan from the Wharf, be left to the Surveyor of Roads and Drains and Chair, to be arranged by them as they think best.

04/05/1911 Annual Parish Meeting – IT was proposed by Mr Bracket seconded by Mr Reid that the Wharf is the private property of Rampton Parish and it is to be used free of charge only for materials to be used within the parish. For any other person using it shall pay in advance a charge of 1 shilling per ton landed to the Surveyor of Roads and Drains of the Parish of Rampton.