Haxey

Haxey
Town and civil parish
From the top, Haxey Tower Hill, Old railway station, The Cross, St Nicholas Church and War Memorial
Haxey Location within Lincolnshire
Area	13.92 sq mi (36.1 km2)
Population	4,485 (2021 census)
• Density	322/sq mi (124/km2)
OS grid reference	SK765995
• London	130 mi (210 km) S
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town	List East Lound Graizelound Haxey Carr High Burnham Low Burnham Owston Ferry Upperthorpe Westwoodside
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN9
Dialling code	01427
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Brigg and Goole
Website	www.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]