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__NOTOC__ Haxey is a village and civil parish within North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately to the north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln. The 2001 Census recorded a Haxey 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 "Britain’s oldest traditional tussle".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Haxey Hood )〕 ==Geography== Haxey is situated on one of a series of low-lying hills which reach a maximum height of out of the surrounding marshland. The River Trent lies to the east, beyond Owston Ferry. The civil parish of Haxey includes the villages of Haxey and Westwoodside, and the hamlets of High Burnham (the highest elevation of the Isle of Axholme),〔http://books.google.com/books?id=s98HAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=high+burnham+lincolnshire&source=bl&ots=uC8rG5P7jj&sig=rbQg3KQ1zNZrYjC_Qk8JqcYwJsk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YcF3VK7fLIHwggTcp4OICw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=high%20burnham%20lincolnshire&f=false "The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme", By William Brocklehurst Stonehouse, p. 310.〕 Low Burnham, East Lound and Graizelound. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haxey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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