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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Reads Island like this:
READS ISLAND, an island of about 300 acres in the N of Lincoln; in the Humber, between Whittonness and Oysterness. It was formed gradually on the Pudding-Pie sand; it took its name from Mr. Read of Burton-Stather; and it was converted from useless silt into good pasture.
Reads Island is now part of NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Reads Island itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Reads Island, in North Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25958
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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