Haxey is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 within North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....

, England

England

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. It is situated 21.7 miles (34.9 km) to the northwest of the city of Lincoln

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....

 and in 2001 had a total resident population of 4,359.

The village of Haxey lies between the villages of Westwoodside

Westwoodside

Westwoodside is a small village at the western end of the village and civil parish of Haxey, in the North East Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England.The village has a primary school....

 and Owston Ferry

Owston Ferry

Owston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Trent, north of Gainsborough, and has a total resident population of 1,128....

, forms part of the Isle of Axholme

Isle of Axholme

The Isle of Axholme is part of North Lincolnshire, England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent. It is between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.- Description:...

, and is perhaps most notable for Haxey Hood

Haxey Hood

The Haxey Hood is a traditional event in at the village of Haxey in North Lincolnshire, England, on the afternoon of 6 January, the Twelfth Day of Christmas ....

; a local event with over 700 years of history, reputedly making it the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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's oldest "traditional tussle".

Geography

Haxey is situated on one of a series of low-lying hills which reach a maximum height of 200 feet (61 m) out of the surrounding marshland. The River Trent

River Trent

The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...

 lies to the east, beyond Owston Ferry.

The civil parish of Haxey includes the villages of Haxey and Westwoodside, and the hamlets of High Burnham, Low Burnham, Eastlound, Craiselound and Graizelound.

Village

Haxey, previously the capital of the Isle of Axholme, was considerably destroyed by fire in 1741.

The village Grade I listed Anglican parish church, dedicated to St Nicholas, originates from the 12th and 13th century. It is of mainly Perpendicular Gothic style. The tower is of three stages, with an embattled parapet

Parapet

A parapet is a wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony or other structure. Where extending above a roof, it may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof such as a...

. Piers

Pier (architecture)

In architecture, a pier is an upright support for a superstructure, such as an arch or bridge. Sections of wall between openings function as piers. The simplest cross section of the pier is square, or rectangular, although other shapes are also common, such as the richly articulated piers of Donato...

 of the north arcade

Arcade (architecture)

An arcade is a succession of arches, each counterthrusting the next, supported by columns or piers or a covered walk enclosed by a line of such arches on one or both sides. In warmer or wet climates, exterior arcades provide shelter for pedestrians....

 are Norman

Norman architecture

About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...

, and those of the south, with the chancel

Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...

 arch and chantry

Chantry

Chantry is the English term for a fund established to pay for a priest to celebrate sung Masses for a specified purpose, generally for the soul of the deceased donor. Chantries were endowed with lands given by donors, the income from which maintained the chantry priest...

 chapel, mainly Early English.

Haxey has a Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 primary school and a private day nursery.

External links

• Haxey, genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011
• "Haxey", The Isle of Axholme Family History Society. Retrieved 24 July 2011
• Haxey Parish Council website, Retrieved 24 July 2011
• "Haxey", .isleofaxholme.net. Retrieved 24 July 2011