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Swaton Lincolnshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swaton, 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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PlaceSwaton
Traditional CountyLincolnshire
District / BoroughNorth Kesteven
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.921535
Longitude-0.318793
Place TypeVillage

About Swaton

Swaton maintains a quiet dignity upon the flat, expansive horizon of the Lincolnshire fens. It lies 4.1 miles south of Heckington (from Heckington: bearing 191°T, OS grid TF 131 373), and is situated north-north-east of Horbling village. The low, heavy sky of the East Midlands casts a silver sheen across the fields, where the waters of Swaton Eau slip past the periphery with a steady, unbothered purpose. Ancient earthworks ripple through the nearby landscape, including the Roman canal known as the Car Dyke, which lingers as a ghost of imperial ambition amidst the modern plough. St Michael’s Church rises above the rooftops like a sentinel carved from the local limestone, its spire catching the first light of dawn with a pale, resolute clarity. Beneath the surface of these open plains, the soil holds the remnants of forgotten moated sites and medieval cultivation, reminding the observer that Swaton has long anchored the lives of those who work the heavy clay. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant salt, a reminder of the proximity to the coast and the relentless, shifting winds that define the character of the fens. Every lane in Swaton traces paths worn by generations of farmers, echoing a history that prefers the silence of the land to the clamour of wider fame.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Swaton Eau (River) — 0.3 mi, 302° WNW
  • Helpringham South Beck (River) — 1.2 mi, 018° NNE
  • Car Dyke, Roman Canal At Helpringham (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 045° NE · 2 ha
  • Medieval Moated Site, Settlement And Cultivation Remains, Post-Medieval Park And Garden, Thorpe Latimer (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 012° NNE · 15 ha
  • Bowl Barrow 210M Ssw Of The Limes (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 207° SSW
  • Horbling Fen Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 134° SE · 15 ha
  • Neatfold Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 307° NW
  • Gorse Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 306° NW
  • Heckington Windmill (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Green (Park) — 4.2 mi, 012° NNE
  • Aswarby Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.6 mi, 294° WNW · 111 ha
  • Matthew Flinders Park (Park) — 5.1 mi, 105° ESE
  • Old Ballast Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 336° NNW
  • New Ballast Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.5 mi, 330° NNW
  • Bicker Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 5.7 mi, 088° E
  • Weir Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.8 mi, 309° NW
  • Sleaford Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Handley's Monument (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Sapperton & Pickworth Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 6.5 mi, 253° WSW · 28 ha
  • Money's Mill (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 325° NW
  • Ruins of Sleaford Castle (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 323° NW
  • Temple Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 6.9 mi, 221° SW
  • Guildhall Springs (Wetland) — 7.0 mi, 320° NW
  • Slea River Railway Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 7.1 mi, 320° NW
  • Manwar Ings (Castle) — 7.3 mi, 073° ENE
  • Rush Marsh (Wetland) — 8.0 mi, 114° ESE
  • Kyme Tower (Castle) — 8.0 mi, 018° NNE
  • Kirkdale (Valley) — 9.0 mi, 326° NNW
  • Cranwell Aviation Heritage Centre (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 314° NW
  • North Ings Farm Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 349° N

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About This Swaton Map Page

Explore Swaton, 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: 52.921535, -0.318793. 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.