Faxfleet
Faxfleet is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blacktoft, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 6 miles west of Brough, and 9 miles east of Howden, at the start of the Humber, on the north bank, where the River Ouse and the River Trent meet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lesley175, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Faxfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire” and “Flaxfleet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trent Falls and Whitton Island.
Trent Falls
Rapids
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trent Falls is the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Trent which forms the Humber between Lincolnshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire in England.
Whitton Island
Island
Photo: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitton Island is an island situated at the western end of the Humber Estuary in northern England. The almond-shaped island straddles the county boundary between the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire to the north and North Lincolnshire which otherwise runs over tidal water roughly along the centre line of the estuary.
Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve is a nature reserve in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which leases the site from Associated British Ports. Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve is situated 1½ miles southwest of Faxfleet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alkborough and Ousefleet.
Alkborough
Village
Photo: Sam.roebuck, CC BY 3.0.
Alkborough is a parish of 471 people in 192 households in North Lincolnshire, England, located near the northern end of The Cliff range of hills overlooking Trent Falls, the confluence of the River Trent and the River Ouse. Alkborough is situated 2 miles southeast of Faxfleet.
Ousefleet
Village
Ousefleet is a small hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twin Rivers, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 5 miles east of Goole. Ousefleet is situated 2½ miles west of Faxfleet.
Adlingfleet
Village
Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adlingfleet is a drained, fertile, former marshland village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twin Rivers, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Adlingfleet is situated 2½ miles southwest of Faxfleet.
Faxfleet
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Blacktoft, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.7074° or 53° 42′ 27″ northLongitude
-0.69303° or 0° 41′ 35″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C5XP844+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 76714311OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Faxfleet” goes by many names.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Faxfleet”. Photo: Lesley175, CC BY-SA 3.0.