Traditional county: Lincolnshire · District / Borough: Boston · Region: East Midlands
Explore Swineshead, Lincolnshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swineshead 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swineshead, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Lincolnshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Swineshead and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Swineshead |
| Traditional County | Lincolnshire |
| District / Borough | Boston |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.945577 |
| Longitude | -0.159931 |
| Place Type | Village |
Swineshead holds the quiet gravity of the Lincolnshire fens, where the horizon stretches wide and pale under a vast, shifting sky. It lies 5.9 miles west-south-west of Boston (from Boston: bearing 249°T, OS grid TF 237 402), and is situated north-north-west of Drayton village. A visitor walking the lanes finds the air carries a crisp, saline edge, lingering remnants of the tides that once pressed closer to these low-lying fields. The Butter Cross stands as a weathered sentinel in the heart of Swineshead, its stone face smoothed by centuries of rain and the passage of market folk. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the earth rises in a gentle, artificial swell at the site of the Manwar Ings, where the hidden foundations of a motte and bailey castle sleep beneath the grass. The land here is defined by the disciplined geometry of drains and ditches, which channel the water away from the fertile, dark soil. Each evening, the light catches the reeds and the flat expanse of the fields, turning the monotone landscape into a mirror of bronze and violet. This terrain demands a patient eye to appreciate the subtle shifts in colour that define the rhythm of the seasons.
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Explore Swineshead, 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: 52.945577, -0.159931. 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 | August 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. |