Althorpe Humberside Map

About Althorpe

Althorpe, a quiet sentinel in the flatlands of North Lincolnshire, guards its secrets with an unassuming grace. It lies 6.7 km west-south-west of Scunthorpe (from Scunthorpe: bearing 254°T, OS grid SE 832 094), and is situated west of Burringham village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and distant industry, a testament to its agricultural roots and proximity to the industrial heartland. Beyond the immediate cluster of dwellings, the landscape unfurls in broad, arable plains, where the sky feels vast and can cast a luminous, pearlescent glow on even the most ordinary of days. The village church, a humble stone edifice, stands as a quiet anchor, its bells marking the passage of time with a resonant toll that seems to absorb into the very soil. Historically, Althorpe’s lifeblood was tied to the land and the nearby River Trent, a broad artery that once carried trade and whispered tales of faraway ports.

About This Althorpe Map Page

Explore Althorpe, Humberside, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.574994, -0.744552. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.