Haxey is a village and
civil parish within North
Lincolnshire
, England
.
It is
situated to the northwest of the city of Lincoln
and has a total resident population of
4,359.
The
village of Haxey lies between the villages of Westwoodside and Owston Ferry
, forms part of the Isle of Axholme
, and is perhaps most notable for "Haxey Hood"; a local event with over 700 years of
history, reputedly making it the United Kingdom
's oldest "traditional tussle".
Geography
Haxey is situated on one of a series of low-lying hills which reach
a maximum of only which protrude from the marshland surrounding
them. The
River Trent lies to the east,
beyond Owston Ferry.
The civil parish of Haxey is not coterminous with the village of
Haxey, and includes a much wider area including the village of
Westwoodside and the hamlets of High Burnham, Low Burnham,
Eastlound, Craiselound and Graizelound.
Other
The
Anglican parish church at Haxey is
dedicated to
Saint Nicholas. Portions
of the church are of early
Norman origin.
Haxey has its own
Church of
England primary school,
appropriately named "Haxey Church of England Primary School".
It also has a private day nursery- Coneygarth Farm Day Nursery,
which has a nursery for children aged 0-5 years and also a before
and after school club and holiday club for children aged 5-11
years. It is based on a working farm, giving the children a great
insight into the life on a farm.
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