Tindale Bank Road, at Junction of Langholme Lane, Westwoodside, Isle of Axholme. north Lincolnshire, England, UK
This area, known as the Isle of Axholme, was mostly marshland until it was drained by the Dutchman Cornelius Vermuyden in the 17th century. Before then, towns and villages stood on areas of slightly higher dry ground. The River Don used to flow to the north and west (it has since been diverted), dividing the Isle from Yorkshire; the River Idle separates the Isle from Nottinghamshire; and the River Trent separates the Isle from the rest of Lincolnshire. Three small towns developed here: Epworth – birthplace of John Wesley and his brother Charles; Crowle; and Haxey. Much of the northern part of the Isle is flat, rich farmland used mainly to grow wheat and sugar beets. The land is particularly fertile due to its history of annual flooding from the Trent and peat soil which was created by dense ancient woodland which covered much of the Isle. Petrified tree trunks - bog oak - are still encountered during ploughing.
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