North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area with borough status in Lincolnshire, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 167,446. The administrative centre and largest settlement is Scunthorpe, and the borough also includes the towns of Brigg, Broughton, Haxey, Crowle, Epworth, Bottesford, Winterton, Kirton in Lindsey and Barton-upon-Humber. North Lincolnshire is part of the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The borough is mostly rural in character aside from near the town of Scunthorpe and near the Port of Immingham where most of the nearby villages and towns form part of the wider urban areas.
The Haxey Hood is a traditional event in Haxey, North Lincolnshire, England. It consists of a game in which a large football scrum pushes a leather tube to one of four pubs in the town, where it remains until the following year's game. The game is played on 6 January, the Twelfth Day of Christmas.
Epworth is a market town and civil parish on the Isle of Axholme, in the North Lincolnshire unitary authority of Lincolnshire, England. The town lies on the A161, about halfway between Goole and Gainsborough. As the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, it has given its name to many institutions associated with Methodism. Their father, Samuel Wesley, was the rector from 1695 to 1735.
The Isle of Axholme is an area of Lincolnshire, England, adjoining South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located between Scunthorpe and Gainsborough, both of which are in the traditional West Riding of Lindsey, and Doncaster, in South Yorkshire.
Eastoft is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated within the Isle of Axholme, 3 miles (5 km) north-east from Crowle, and on the A161 road.
Misterton is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,140, and has risen to 2,191 residents in the 2021 census.
Owston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the west bank of the River Trent, and 9 miles (14 km) north from Gainsborough. It had a total resident population of 1,128 in 2001 including Kelfield. This increased to 1,328 at the 2011 census. Sometimes referred to as Owston or Ferry, the village forms part of the Isle of Axholme. It is bounded to the west by the A161 road and the town of Haxey. The River Trent is directly to the east. To the north, beyond a number of hamlets and villages, lies the Humber estuary. West Butterwick was originally a part of the township of Owston.
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. The town was regarded as the historic capital of the Isle of Axholme.
Misson is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located 12 miles north of Retford, and not directly accessible from the rest of Nottinghamshire, as it is on the north bank of the River Idle. Misson Springs, which lie north of the village itself, is the northernmost place within the county. The parish also includes the hamlet of Newington, at its western edge. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 698, increasing to 711 at the 2011 census, and marginally more to 713 residents at the 2021 census.
Fockerby is a village in the civil parish of Garthorpe and Fockerby, in the North Lincolnshire district, in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) south-east from Goole and 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the River Trent.
Fulstow is a marsh village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) north of Louth and 8 miles (13 km) south of Grimsby.
Frodingham is a historic hamlet and now a suburb of Scunthorpe in the borough of North Lincolnshire, in Lincolnshire, England. The village lay directly to the south of Scunthorpe town centre, the name Frodingham is now often used to refer to the area directly to the north of the town centre.
The North Forty Foot Bank is an area in the civil parish of Holland Fen with Brothertoft, in the Boston district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It runs about 6 miles (10 km) along the North Forty Foot Drain, about five to nine miles north-west of Boston. It begins just south of the parish of Chapel Hill and runs along the drain to Toft Tunnel, just north of Hubberts Bridge. Despite its length, it only consists of the area on the north side of the drain, which was built in 1720 by Earl Fitzwilliam. The North Forty Foot Bank forms the boundary between Harts Grounds and Pelhams Lands.
South Willingham is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and partly within the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,. It is situated 1 mile (2 km) south of the A157 Lincoln to Louth road, 15 miles (24 km) west of Lincoln, where the central Lincolnshire Vale and the Lincolnshire Wolds meet. Its population was 160 at the 2011 census, down from a maximum of 341 in 1851.
Westwoodside is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the Isle of Axholme 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Gainsborough, 11 miles (18 km) east of Doncaster and 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Scunthorpe. Westwoodside is in the civil parish of Haxey, a town 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east.
East Lound is a hamlet in the civil parish of Haxey in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 22 miles (35 km) to the north-west from Lincoln, and on Brackenhill Road within the parish of Haxey, a town around 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west. Owston Ferry on the River Trent is 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east. East Lound forms part of the Isle of Axholme.
Haxey Carr is a hamlet in the civil parish of Haxey on the Isle of Axholme in the unitary area of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet is located to the north of the town of Haxey and south of the market town of Epworth. It is mostly rural and contains a few farms and houses. It had a recorded population of 409.
High Burnham is a hamlet in the civil parish of Haxey on the Isle of Axholme in the unitary area of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. The hamlet is located to the southeast of the village of Low Burnham. The Peatlands Way passes through the hamlet. The hamlet also hosts the Festival of the Plough.
Low Burnham is a small village in the civil parish of Haxey on the Isle of Axholme in the unitary area of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England. The village is located to the south of the market town of Epworth and the north of the town of Haxey. The village is home to a local attraction known as the Holy Well which is a small spring of water believed to date back to when King Oswald was slain. The well holds importance as a historical landmark due to its location at one of the many battlefields of the Battle of Maserfield in 614 A.D. The village is also home to Lower Burnham Mill and the former Burnham Primitive Methodist Church. The hamlet of High Burnham is to the southeast of the village.
West Carr is a hamlet on the Isle of Axholme in the civil parish of Epworth, in North Lincolnshire unitary area of Lincolnshire, England. It is close to the former Sandtoft Airfield as well as the village of Sandtoft and the village of Westgate.
