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Skellingthorpe Lincolnshire Map

Traditional county: Lincolnshire · District / Borough: North Kesteven · Region: East Midlands

Explore Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Skellingthorpe 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.

Interactive Map of Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, 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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PlaceSkellingthorpe
Traditional CountyLincolnshire
District / BoroughNorth Kesteven
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.235742
Longitude-0.618481
Place TypeVillage

About Skellingthorpe

Skellingthorpe maintains a quiet dignity upon the flat, reclaimed plains of Lincolnshire, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by sudden peaks. It lies 3.3 miles west of Lincoln (from Lincoln: bearing 271°T, OS grid SK 923 718), and is situated south-west of Burton Waters village. Broad skies dominate the view here, casting a pale, shifting light that catches the brickwork of older cottages and the sharp edges of modern rooftops alike. Skellingthorpe carries the memory of its industrial past, having once served as a junction for the ironstone railways that carved through the local landscape. Residents now find sanctuary in the cooling shadows of Old Wood, where the ancient trees provide a dense, tangled canopy against the heat of midsummer afternoons. A short walk from the centre, the Skellingthorpe Heritage Room preserves the fragments of this local story with a steady, archival patience. Beyond the residential lanes, the land yields to the expansive, damp quiet of the Skellingthorpe Duck Decoy, a site that remains as a rigorous reminder of the region’s long relationship with its waterlogged soil. Such quietude defines the character of Skellingthorpe, offering a grounded existence between the proximity of the cathedral city and the deep, silent breath of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Skellingthorpe Heritage Room (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 115° ESE
  • Old Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 286° WNW
  • Skellingthorpe Big Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 285° WNW
  • Magtree Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 310° NW
  • Skellingthorpe Duck Decoy, 550M North East Of Decoy Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 098° E · 5 ha
  • Burton Waters (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 051° NE
  • Doddington Clay Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 252° WSW · 24 ha
  • Birchwood Nature Park (Park) — 1.8 mi, 171° S
  • Doddington Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.8 mi, 235° SW · 37 ha
  • Hartsholme Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 136° SE
  • Site Of Medieval Nunnery, Broadholme (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 303° WNW
  • Hartsholme Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 138° SE · 50 ha
  • Hartsholme Country Park (Park) — 2.2 mi, 144° SE
  • Strunch Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 244° WSW
  • Ballast Holes (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 101° E
  • Prial Drain (River) — 2.3 mi, 174° S
  • Swanholme Lakes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 148° SSE · 53 ha
  • Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 159° SSE
  • Starmers Pits (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 141° SE
  • Ox Pasture Drain (River) — 2.8 mi, 264° W
  • Harby Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 256° WSW
  • Moated Site West Of Church Road (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 254° WSW
  • Lincoln Tank Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 103° ESE
  • Museum of Lincolnshire Life (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 087° E
  • Lincoln Arts Centre (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 101° E
  • Lucy Tower (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 092° E
  • Victorian Prison (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 091° E
  • Lincoln Castle (Castle) — 3.2 mi, 091° E
  • Empowerment (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 099° E
  • Stone Bow (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 098° E

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About This Skellingthorpe Map Page

Explore Skellingthorpe, 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: 53.235742, -0.618481. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.