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.
Additional information about this locality is available for Winteringham
Reads Island through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Reads Island has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of North Lincolnshire. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Reads Island and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Reads Island in North Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25958
Date accessed: 23rd May 2013
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