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==Description== The name ''Isle'' is given to the area since, prior to the area being drained by the Dutchman [[Cornelius Vermuyden]] in the 17th century, each town or village was built on areas of dry, raised ground in the surrounding marshland. The [[River Don, South Yorkshire|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 towns developed here: [[Epworth, Lincolnshire|Epworth]], [[Crowle, Lincolnshire|Crowle]] and [[Haxey]]. The boundaries of the Isle of Axholme usually match with those of the ancient ''[[wapentake]]'' of Epworth<ref>{{cite web |title=Hundred of Epworth |url=https://opendomesday.org/hundred/epworth/ |website=Domesday Book |publisher=opendomesday.org |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> and its 17 communities as listed in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086: [[Belton, North Lincolnshire|Belton]], Crowle, Epworth, Haxey, [[Beltoft]], (High and Low) Burnham, [[Owston Ferry]], [[East Lound|(East) Lound]] and [[Graizelound|(Graise)lound]], [[Garthorpe, North Lincolnshire|Garthorpe]], [[Luddington, North Lincolnshire|Luddington]], [[Amcotts]], [[West Butterwick|(West) Butterwick]], [[Althorpe]], The Marshes, [[Waterton, Lincolnshire|Waterton]], Upperthorpe, and [[Westwoodside]]. Other settlements on the Isle include [[Eastoft]], [[Sandtoft, Lincolnshire|Sandtoft]] β home to Europe's largest [[The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft|trolleybus museum]] β and [[Wroot]]. Much of the northern part of the Isle has flat topography, with rich farmland used mainly to grow wheat and sugar beet. 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. Even today, in many parts of the northern Isle, petrified wood can be found at about six feet below ground; relics from this woodland, these are locally called "bog oaks". A long-distance walking route, the "Peatlands Way", traverses the Isle.<ref name="ldwa">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Peatlands Way |url=https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Peatlands+Way |website=www.ldwa.org.uk |publisher=Long Distance Walkers Association |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="peatlands">{{cite web |title=The Peatlands Way |url=https://thepeatlandsway.com/ |website=thepeatlandsway.com |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
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