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Swineshead Bridge Lincolnshire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swineshead Bridge, 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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PlaceSwineshead Bridge
Traditional CountyLincolnshire
District / BoroughBoston
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.972335
Longitude-0.187583
Place TypeVillage

About Swineshead Bridge

Swineshead Bridge stretches across the flat, expansive horizon of the Lincolnshire fens, where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 4.7 miles east of Heckington (from Heckington: bearing 97°T, OS grid TF 218 432), and is situated east-south-east of East Heckington village. The South Forty Foot Drain runs with a slow, deliberate gravity just 0.7 miles to the west-south-west, its surface often mirroring the shifting grey light of the clouds. This waterway acts as a silent arterial pulse for the surrounding fields, draining the heavy soil that has long dictated the local rhythm of harvest and plough. Swineshead Bridge occupies a landscape where historical layers remain hidden in the mud, far removed from the more prominent stone monuments found in the wider district. A few miles to the south-east, the remains of Swineshead Abbey serve as a quiet reminder of a medieval past that once commanded this low-lying terrain. The air here holds a particular stillness, sharpened by the proximity of the Skerth Drain, which cuts through the fields 0.7 miles to the north-east with geometric precision. Life in Swineshead Bridge persists in a quiet dialogue with the damp, black earth and the vast, unhindered winds that sweep across the plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • South Forty Foot Drain (River) — 0.7 mi, 238° WSW
  • Skerth Drain (River) — 0.7 mi, 040° NE
  • Manwar Ings (Castle) — 2.1 mi, 133° SE
  • The Manwar Ings: Remains Of A Motte And Bailey Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 132° SE · 1 ha
  • Butter Cross, Swineshead (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 146° SSE
  • Swineshead Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 130° SE · 8 ha
  • Bicker Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 3.3 mi, 175° S
  • Heckington Windmill (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 274° W
  • The Green (Park) — 4.6 mi, 277° W
  • Matthew Flinders Park (Park) — 4.8 mi, 187° S
  • Kyme Tower (Castle) — 5.0 mi, 324° NW
  • The Bubblecar Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 030° NNE
  • Skylark Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.7 mi, 101° E
  • Kestral Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.7 mi, 102° ESE
  • Hawk Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.8 mi, 102° ESE
  • Horbling Fen Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 6.3 mi, 220° SW · 15 ha
  • Boughton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 6.4 mi, 287° WNW
  • Bargate Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 6.6 mi, 289° WNW
  • Savoy (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 088° E
  • Boston Stump (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 086° E
  • Herbert Ingram Statue (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 086° E
  • Five Lamps (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 087° E
  • Blackfriars Theatre & Arts Centre (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 088° E
  • Boston Guildhall (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 088° E
  • Rush Marsh (Wetland) — 7.0 mi, 165° SSE
  • Boston Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 7.0 mi, 079° E · 8 ha
  • Hussey Tower (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 089° E
  • Wybert's Castle (Castle) — 7.4 mi, 102° ESE
  • Gosberton Marsh (Wetland) — 7.5 mi, 157° SSE
  • BBMF Visitor Centre (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 002° N

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About This Swineshead Bridge Map Page

Explore Swineshead Bridge, 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: 52.972335, -0.187583. 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.