Axholme, Isle of | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Axholme, Isle of

Axholme, Isle of, a flat and formerly marshy tract in extreme NW. of Lincolnshire, encircled by the rivers Trent, Don, Torne, and Idle, 18 miles long, about 5 miles broad, containing 7 pars. and 2 market towns.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"a flat and formerly marshy tract" (ADL Feature Type: "wetlands")
Administrative units:	Lincolnshire Ancient County
Place names:	AXHOLME \| AXHOLME ISLE OF \| ISLE OF AXHOLME
Place:	Axholme

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