Traditional county: Humberside · Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Fockerby, Humberside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fockerby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fockerby, Humberside, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Fockerby |
| Traditional County | Humberside |
| Unitary Authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.662458 |
| Longitude | -0.717603 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fockerby reveals itself as a quiet expanse of flat, alluvial land, where the wide sky seems to press down upon the horizon with an immense, unblinking weight. It lies 4.9 miles west of Winterton (from Winterton: bearing 276°T, OS grid SE 848 192), and is situated west-north-west of Garthorpe village. The earth here is dark and heavy, reclaimed from the persistence of the tides and marked by the slow, deliberate movement of the Adlingfleet Drain as it cuts through the fields. In the cooler hours of the morning, a pale light catches the moisture rising from the soil, lending the landscape a silver, ethereal quality that obscures the boundary between water and pasture. Fockerby maintains an austere dignity, defined by the stark lines of its agricultural heritage and the absence of any unnecessary ornament. To the northeast, the presence of the Island Sand adds a sense of shifting, fluid geography, reminding the observer that this ground is merely a temporary reprieve from the river’s reach. The air carries the faint, salt-tinged scent of the Humber estuary, a constant influence that shapes the character of the trees and the direction of the wind. Such terrain demands a sturdy resilience from those who inhabit it, leaving the spirit to find its own quietude amid the vast, open silence.
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Explore Fockerby, 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: 53.662458, -0.717603. 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.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |