Sandtoft

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Sandtoft is a small village in North Lincolnshire, England, known for its rural setting on the Isle of Axholme and its historic connections to fenland drainage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
administrativeStatus part of North Lincolnshire unitary authority area
category Isle of Axholme
Villages in the Borough of North Lincolnshire
climate temperate maritime climate
country United Kingdom
drainageAuthority local internal drainage boards (Isle of Axholme area)
drainageHistory linked to 17th-century drainage of the Isle of Axholme
drainageInfrastructure network of drainage ditches and dykes
economy predominantly agricultural
geographicFeature situated on reclaimed marshland
hasHeritage fenland drainage engineering
hasNearbyAirport Sandtoft Airfield
hasNearbyMuseum Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
hasNearbyRiver River Don (regional context)
linked to: River Don valley

River Trent (regional context)
linked to: River Trent
hasPostcodeArea DN
hasPostcodeDistrict DN9
hasReligiousSite local Christian churches in surrounding parishes
hasRoadAccess local roads connecting to M180
hasTransportFacility Sandtoft Airfield
historicalActivity agricultural settlement following fen drainage
historicalRegion Isle of Axholme
knownFor Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft
fenland drainage history
rural setting
landUse arable farming
locatedIn England
Isle of Axholme
Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire
locatedNear Belton, North Lincolnshire
linked to: Belton

Epworth
M180 motorway NERFINISHED
nearestLargeTown Doncaster
Scunthorpe
partOf North Lincolnshire unitary authority
linked to: North Lincolnshire

ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
populationCharacteristic small population
region Yorkshire and the Humber
terrain low-lying fenland
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST

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Isle of Axholme contains Sandtoft