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Swallow Beck Lincolnshire Map

Traditional county: Lincolnshire · District / Borough: Lincoln · Region: East Midlands

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

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PlaceSwallow Beck
Traditional CountyLincolnshire
District / BoroughLincoln
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.202669
Longitude-0.580244
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Swallow Beck

Swallow Beck emerges as a quiet suburban expanse where the suburban sprawl of Lincoln softens into the reed-fringed boundaries of the local wetlands. It lies 1.2 miles north-east of North Hykeham (from North Hykeham: bearing 34°T, OS grid SK 949 682). Water defines the character of this terrain, where the proximity of the Swanholme Lakes SSSI ensures that the air retains a cool, damp clarity even during the height of summer. These reclaimed gravel pits have surrendered their industrial past to the slow reclamation of willow and alder, creating a sanctuary for dragonflies that dart above the dark, reflective surfaces. Beyond the residential streets, the nearby Starmers Pits offer a glimpse into the geological marrow of the landscape, where the earth has been hollowed to leave behind quiet basins of still water. Swallow Beck holds a rhythmic stillness, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic hum of transit and the sudden, sharp call of waterbirds shifting across the reeds. The light here seems to catch on the moisture held in the low-lying hollows, casting a silvered glow that transforms ordinary pavements into reflective planes at twilight. This intersection of human habitation and wilder, water-logged fringes gives the place a lingering sense of being caught between the solid geometry of streets and the fluid, shifting presence of the nearby lakes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Swanholme Lakes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 305° NW · 53 ha
  • Starmers Pits (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 019° NNE
  • The Backies (Park) — 0.6 mi, 072° ENE
  • Hartsholme Country Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 329° NNW
  • Richmond Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 210° SSW
  • Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 268° W
  • Hartsholme Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.8 mi, 344° NNW · 50 ha
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 071° ENE
  • Hartsholme Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 344° NNW
  • Prial Drain (River) — 1.3 mi, 269° W
  • Terry O'Toole Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 213° SSW
  • North Hykeham Pump Drain (River) — 1.5 mi, 169° SSE
  • Hospital Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 314° NW
  • St Mary'S Guild Hall (John O'Gaunt'S Stables) (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 050° NE
  • Skellingthorpe Duck Decoy, 550M North East Of Decoy Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 351° N · 5 ha
  • PlayZone (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 057° ENE
  • Lincoln Tank Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 037° NE
  • Chadwick Centre (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 070° ENE
  • Lincoln Arts Centre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Cinder Plot (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 276° W
  • St Mary'S Conduit (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 046° NE
  • George Boole (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Empowerment (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 044° NE
  • Stone Bow (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 042° NE
  • Skellingthorpe Heritage Room (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 328° NNW
  • Lucy Tower (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 036° NE
  • Victorian Prison (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 037° NE
  • Lincoln Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 041° NE
  • Lincoln Castle (Castle) — 2.8 mi, 036° NE
  • Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 212° SSW

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About This Swallow Beck Map Page

Explore Swallow Beck, 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: 53.202669, -0.580244. 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.