In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Faxfleet like this:
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.
Faxfleet through time
Faxfleet is now part of East Riding of Yorkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Faxfleet itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Faxfleet, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12569
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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