Traditional county: Lincolnshire · District / Borough: South Kesteven · Region: East Midlands
Explore Gelston, Lincolnshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gelston 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.
| Place | Gelston |
| Traditional County | Lincolnshire |
| District / Borough | South Kesteven |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.996673 |
| Longitude | -0.639876 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Gelston, a quiet hamlet in the South Kesteven district, offers a glimpse into the enduring character of Lincolnshire's East Midlands landscape. It lies 9.4 km north of Grantham (from Grantham: bearing 1°T, OS grid SK 913 452), and is situated south-west of Hough-on-the-Hill village. The fields around Gelston, a patchwork of greens and golds under a broad sky, speak of generations of husbandry, the soil itself a patient keeper of time. Though small, its presence is felt in the gentle sweep of the land, where ancient hedgerows trace invisible boundaries and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of distant crops. The lane that winds through Gelston, worn smooth by the passage of carts and footsteps, seems to murmur tales of lives lived out in quiet diligence. Occasionally, the lowing of cattle or the distant hum of a tractor breaks the stillness, reminding one of the enduring rhythm of rural life that underpins this unassuming place.
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Explore Gelston, Lincolnshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.996673, -0.639876. 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 | June 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. |