Haxey

Haxey
Town and civil parish
From the top, Haxey Tower Hill, Old railway station, The Cross, St Nicholas Church and War Memorial
Haxey is located in Lincolnshire
Haxey
Haxey
Location within Lincolnshire
Area13.92 sq mi (36.1 km2)
Population4,485 (2021 census)
• Density322/sq mi (124/km2)
OS grid referenceSK765995
• London130 mi (210 km) S
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN9
Dialling code01427
PoliceHumberside
FireHumberside
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Websitewww.haxeyparishcouncil.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°29′13″N 0°50′46″W / 53.486838°N 0.846189°W / 53.486838; -0.846189

Haxey is a town and civil parish on the Isle of Axholme in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority of Lincolnshire, England. It is directly south of Epworth, south-west of Scunthorpe, north-west of Gainsborough, east of Doncaster and north-north-west of Lincoln, with a population of 4,584 at the 2011 census.[1] The town was regarded as the historic capital of the Isle of Axholme.[2]

Haxey lies between the villages of Westwoodside and Owston Ferry, part of the Isle of Axholme, and is notable for Haxey Hood, a local event with over 700 years of history.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Haxey". axholme.info. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ North Lincolnshire District Council. "The Haxey Hood". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2007.