Traditional county: Lincolnshire · District / Borough: South Kesteven · Region: East Midlands
Explore Swinstead, Lincolnshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swinstead 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 Swinstead, 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 Swinstead and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Swinstead |
| Traditional County | Lincolnshire |
| District / Borough | South Kesteven |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.790461 |
| Longitude | -0.491862 |
| Place Type | Village |
Limestone ridges and low-lying clays define the quiet topography that Swinstead commands within the South Kesteven landscape. It lies 5.0 miles west-north-west of Bourne (from Bourne: bearing 288°T, OS grid TF 017 224), and is situated east of Swayfield village. Ancient lime trees stand as silent sentinels near the Swinstead Village Cross, a stone relic that anchors the local history in the cooling shadows of the afternoon. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land yields to the ecological diversity of the Swinstead Valley Sssi, where seasonal waters sustain a fragile, hidden vitality. The presence of the nearby Grimsthorpe Castle grounds lends a sense of enduring permanence to the horizon, where the heavy masonry of the past commands the view. Sunlight here strikes the pale stone with a particular clarity, revealing the sharp, unyielding textures of a countryside shaped by centuries of agricultural labour. Swinstead remains a place of subtle shifts in elevation, where the earth rises and falls with a deliberate, muscular grace. Every lane tracing the perimeter of Swinstead offers a distinct perspective on the expansive skies that characterise this corner of the East Midlands.
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Explore Swinstead, 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: 52.790461, -0.491862. 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. |