Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for FAXFLEET

FAXFLEET, a township in South Cave parish, E. R. . Yorkshire; on the river Humber, opposite the influx of the Trent, 6½ miles SSW of South Cave. It includes the hamlet of Osmerdyke. Acres, 2, 034; of which 396 are water. Real property, £2, 384. Pop., 290. Houses, 58. There is a Wesleyan chapel.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Yorkshire Ancient County
Place: Faxfleet

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