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Girton Nottinghamshire Map

Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · District / Borough: Newark and Sherwood · Region: East Midlands

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

How to Use This Girton, Nottinghamshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Girton, Nottinghamshire, 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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PlaceGirton
Traditional CountyNottinghamshire
District / BoroughNewark and Sherwood
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.185484
Longitude-0.767015
Place TypeHamlet

About Girton

Girton emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Trent Valley as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the river. It lies 7.1 miles west of North Hykeham (from North Hykeham: bearing 269°T, OS grid SK 824 660), and is situated north of Besthorpe village. The horizon here is vast and low, where the light pulls long, thin shadows across fields that have been shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water over centuries. To the southeast, the gentle pulse of the Mill Dam Dyke provides a liquid border, its reed-fringed banks offering a sanctuary for the quiet wildlife that drifts through the tall grasses. Nearby, the Besthorpe Warren Sssi preserves a fragment of sandy heathland, a sharp, golden contrast to the darker, heavier loam of the surrounding agricultural plains. Girton maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world, anchored instead by the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the tides. The air carries the faint, mineral scent of damp earth and distant reeds, a reminder of the proximity of the wetlands that draw the sky down to earth. These quiet lanes offer a passage through a landscape that remembers the ancient, meandering path of the river, holding the history of the land in its very stillness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mill Dam Dyke (River) — 0.1 mi, 135° SE
  • Besthorpe Warren Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 144° SE · 9 ha
  • Smithy Marsh (Wetland) — 0.7 mi, 273° W
  • Mound S Of Sand Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 147° SSE
  • Black Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 191° S
  • Besthorpe Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 198° SSW · 9 ha
  • Cuckstool Dyke (River) — 1.2 mi, 268° W
  • Barrel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 261° W
  • Windmill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 159° SSE
  • Standing Cross On The West Side Of High Street (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 169° SSE
  • Site Discovered By Aerial Photography Nne Of Village (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 212° SSW · 7 ha
  • Horse Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 194° SSW
  • Langford Lowfields (Park) — 3.1 mi, 191° S
  • Swinderby Playground (Park) — 3.5 mi, 127° SE
  • Bubble Dyke (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 356° N
  • On Freedom's Wings (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 154° SSE
  • Harby Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 051° NE
  • Norton Bottoms (Valley) — 5.2 mi, 151° SSE
  • Doddington Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.2 mi, 062° ENE · 37 ha
  • Whisby Natural World Centre (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 090° E
  • Stapleford Moor (Forest / Woodland) — 5.5 mi, 153° SSE
  • Cinder Plot (Forest / Woodland) — 5.6 mi, 075° ENE
  • Gaddick Hill Motte and Bailey (Castle) — 5.8 mi, 289° WNW
  • Newark Showground (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 180° S
  • Laughterton Marsh (Wetland) — 6.3 mi, 001° N
  • Museum of the Horse (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 300° WNW
  • Newark Air Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 178° S
  • Terry O'Toole Theatre (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 089° E
  • Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 081° E
  • Skellingthorpe Heritage Room (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 062° ENE

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About This Girton Map Page

Explore Girton, Nottinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.185484, -0.767015. 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.