Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Primary Destinations | |||
Boston • Gainsborough • Grantham • Grimsby • Humber Bridge • Immingham • Lincoln • Scunthorpe • Skegness • Sleaford • Spalding • Stamford | |||
Other Important Destinations | |||
Cleethorpes • Louth • Mablethorpe | |||
Current Highway Authorities | |||
Lincolnshire County Council • North East Lincolnshire Council • North Lincolnshire Council | |||
Borders | |||
Cambridgeshire • Leicestershire • Norfolk • Northamptonshire • Nottinghamshire • Rutland • Yorkshire | |||
National Highways Roads | |||
M180 • M181 • A1 • A46 • A52 • A160 • A180 | |||
Lincolnshire is a traditional county in the east of England. It is traditionally subdivided into three parts: Lindsey (in the north), Kesteven (in the southwest) and Holland (in the southeast); the three parts had separate county councils until 1974, administered from Lincoln, Sleaford and Boston respectively.
Geography & Economy
The county runs from the Humber in the north to the Fens in the south. Although much of the county is flat, particularly the Fens and the Isle of Axholme in the northwest, the county also contains low hills, most famously the Wolds in the northeast. Lincoln city centre is also well-known for a road aptly named Steep Hill.
The majority of Lincolnshire is rural, with farming one of the most important industries, particularly in the fertile soil of the Fens. Apart from the county town of Lincoln the largest settlements are in the north. Grimsby and Immingham are important ports, with the former still important for fish although it no longer sees fleets of trawlers. The coast also brings tourists to the county, with Skegness the most famous of many seaside resorts.
Roads
Most of Lincolnshire has a good road network, although there are fewer roads serving Axholme and the Wolds. The Fens are well served, although roads are constrained by the numerous watercourses. At one time the county was linked to Hull in Yorkshire by a ferry from New Holland, taking the A15 number; this was replaced by the Humber Bridge in 1981.
Most non-trunk roads within the county are maintained by Lincolnshire County Council, with North East Lincolnshire Council maintaining the area around Grimsby and North Lincolnshire Council the area around Scunthorpe. National Highways maintain the surprisingly few trunk roads. These are the main A1 and a small network in the north comprising the M180, M181, A160 and A180 serving Scunthorpe and the ports of Immingham and Grimsby. The other two trunk roads are the A46 west of Lincoln and A52 west of Grantham.
Route | From | To | Length | |
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M100 | South Mimms | Pelaw | 256 miles | View |
M180 | Hatfield, Yorkshire | Barnetby-le-Wold, Lincolnshire | 25 miles | View |
M181 | Butterwick | Crosby | 1.2 miles | View |
A1077(M) | 1.28 km | View | ||
A1 | London | Edinburgh | 396 miles | View |
A15 | Hessle (W) | Norman Cross | 99.3 miles | View |
A16 | Peterborough | Grimsby | 82.8 miles | View |
A17 | King's Lynn | Newark-on-Trent | 59.5 miles | View |
A18 | Doncaster | Ludborough | 58 miles | View |
A46 | Bath | Cleethorpes | 223 miles | View |
A52 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Mablethorpe | 146.0 miles | View |
A57 | Liverpool | Lincoln | 122 miles | View |
A150 | Wisbech | Long Sutton | 8.6 miles | View |
A151 | Colsterworth | Holbeach | 33.3 miles | View |
A152 | Donington | Sufleet Seas End | 6.7 miles | View |
A153 | Honington | Louth | 44.0 miles | View |
A154 | Mablethorpe | Donington | 50.4 miles | View |
A155 | Tumby | West Keal | 8.7 miles | View |
A156 | Drinsey Nook | Gainsborough | 11.0 miles | View |
A157 | Wragby | Maltby le Marsh | 27 miles | View |
A158 | Skegness | Lincoln | 40.4 miles | View |
A159 | Gainsborough | Scunthorpe | 15.5 miles | View |
A160 | Brocklesby Interchange | Immingham Dock | 3.2 miles | View |
A160 | Melton Ross | Barrow upon Humber | 7.7 miles | View |
A161 | Beckingham | Goole | 28.4 miles | View |
A180 | Barnetby le Wold | Cleethorpes | 16.6 miles | View |
A606 | Stamford | West Bridgford | 38.4 miles | View |
A607 | Leicester | Bracebridge Heath | 56.2 miles | View |
A631 | Greenland, Sheffield | near South Elkington | 62.8 miles | View |
A1018 | Little Ponton | Gonerby Moor | 6 miles | View |
A1028 | Ulceby Cross | Gunby | 5.4 miles | View |
A1029 | Crosby Warren | Brat Hill | 3.1 miles | View |
A1030 | Nunsthorpe | Cleethorpes | 2.5 miles | View |
A1031 | Old Clee | Mablethorpe | 24.4 miles | View |
A1073 | Eye | Spalding | 14.6 miles | View |
A1075 | Donington | Baythorpe | 4.9 miles | View |
A1076 | Gunness | Scunthorpe | 3.9 miles | View |
A1077 | Scunthorpe (W) | South Killingholme | 25.5 miles | View |
A1084 | Brigg | Caistor | 9.1 miles | View |
A1097 | Westgate | Grimsby Road | 0.4 miles | View |
A1098 | New Waltham | Cleethorpes | 3.2 miles | View |
A1101 | Long Sutton bypass | Bury St Edmunds | 53.4 miles | View |
A1102 | Newland | Wragby Road | 2.3 miles | View |
A1103 | West Rasen | Osgodby Moor | 3.6 miles | View |
A1104 | Ulceby Cross | Mablethorpe | 10.8 miles | View |
A1106 | Spalding | Fulney | 0.6 miles | View |
A1111 | Alford | Sutton-on-Sea | 6.0 miles | View |
A1115 | Winceby | Scremby | 9.4 miles | View |
A1121 | Boston | Swineshead Bridge | 5.3 miles | View |
A1133 | Winthorpe | Torksey | 13.7 miles | View |
A1136 | Grimsby | Healing | 4.2 miles | View |
A1137 | John Adams Way | Sleaford Road | 1.5 miles | View |
A1138 | Boston Town Centre | Boston Docks | 0.3 miles | View |
A1162 | Lindum Road | The Avenue | 0.5 miles | View |
A1173 | Caistor | Immingham | 11.8 miles | View |
A1175 | Stamford | Spalding | 17.75 miles | View |
A1180 | Lincoln | Swallow Beck | 2.6 miles | View |
A1190 | High Street | Canwick Road | 0.2 miles | View |
A1192 | University of Lincoln | North Hykeham | View | |
A1243 | New Waltham | Grimsby | 2.8 miles | View |
A1434 | Greetwell | South Hykeham | 8 miles | View |
A1500 | Marton | Scampton | 8.6 miles | View |
A6121 | Morcott | Bourne | 17.7 miles | View |
B199 | Newland, Lincoln | Melville Street, Lincoln | 0.52 miles | View |
B676 | Cotes | Colsterworth | 26.6 miles | View |
B677 | Harlaxton Road | London Road | 0.7 miles | View |
B678 | London Road | Grantham Wharf | 0.5 miles | View |
B1003 | Far Wharf | Lincoln College | View | |
B1040 | Biggleswade | Crowland | 50.5 miles | View |
B1081 | Tickencote | Carpenter's Lodge | 4.7 miles | View |
B1131 | Canwick | Bracebridge Heath | 1.4 miles | View |
B1148 | Holbeach Road | Low Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B1162 | Northborough | Deeping St James | 2.0 miles | View |
B1163 | Deeping St James | Crowland | 7.3 miles | View |
B1164 | Eastgate | Spalding Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B1165 | Spalding bypass | Newton(E) | 16.6 miles | View |
B1165 | Eye | Crowland | 4.8 miles | View |
B1166 | Market Deeping | Leverington Common | 22.3 miles | View |
B1167 | Thorney By Pass | Gedney Hill | 7.2 miles | View |
B1168 | Holbeach Drove | Holbeach | 9.0 miles | View |
B1172 | Spalding Common | Spalding | 3.4 miles | View |
B1173 | Spalding | Spalding By Pass | 2.7 miles | View |
B1174 | Little Ponton | Gonerby Moor | 6.2 miles | View |
B1174 | Stamford | Bourne | 9.2 miles | View |
B1175 | Spalding | Colsterworth | 24.3 miles | View |
B1176 | Ryhall | Old Somerby | 17.3 miles | View |
B1177 | Haconby (W) | Bridge End | 8.7 miles | View |
B1178 | Harmston | Potterhanworth | 7.3 miles | View |
B1178 | London Road | Winsover Road | 0.5 miles | View |
B1179 | New Road | Bridge Street | 0.2 miles | View |
B1180 | Pinchbeck West | Spalding | 6.0 miles | View |
B1180 | Donington | Baythorpe, Swineshead | 4.9 miles | View |
B1181 | Bicker bypass | Hoffleet Stow | 1.5 miles | View |
B1182 | Wragby Road | Lincoln northern bypass | 1.2 miles | View |
B1182 | West Street | High Street | 0.4 miles | View |
B1183 | Boston | Horncastle | 16.5 miles | View |
B1184 | Langrick | Old Leake | 10.2 miles | View |
B1186 | Newark-on-Trent | Torksey Lock | 15.1 miles | View |
B1187 | Beckingham | Crowle | 14.8 miles | View |
B1188 | Lincoln | Ruskington | 15.8 miles | View |
B1189 | Billinghay | Metheringham | 8.3 miles | View |
B1190 | Tom Otter's Bridge | Horncastle | 29.3 miles | View |
B1191 | Ashby de la Launde(SW) | Horncastle | 19.5 miles | View |
B1192 | Woodhall Spa | Kirton | 20.4 miles | View |
B1193 | Park Farm | Cherry Holt Road | 1.5 miles | View |
B1193 | Newland | Newport | 1.2 miles | View |
B1194 | Priorygate | Wragby Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B1195 | Key's Toft | Greetham (S) | 16.7 miles | View |
B1196 | Gunby | Alford | 6.5 miles | View |
B1197 | Alford | Sutton on Sea | 5.9 miles | View |
B1197 | Ulceby Cross | Alford | 3.1 miles | View |
B1198 | Old Clee | Skegness | 42.8 miles | View |
B1199 | Bigby Street | Bigby Road | 0.2 miles | View |
B1199 | Beesby | Mablethorpe | 4.1 miles | View |
B1200 | Louth Bypass | Saltfleetby St Clement (E) | 11.0 miles | View |
B1201 | North Thoresby | Tetney(S) | 2.4 miles | View |
B1202 | Boothby Graffoe | Market Rasen | 27.6 miles | View |
B1203 | Scartho | Market Rasen | 17.1 miles | View |
B1204 | South Ferriby | Elsham | 6.5 miles | View |
B1204 | Kingerby Wood | Osgodby Moor | 3.6 miles | View |
B1205 | Blyton | Nettleton | 17.5 miles | View |
B1206 | Kirton in Lindsey (SW) | New Holland | 23.5 miles | View |
B1207 | Hibaldstow | Winterton | 12.1 miles | View |
B1208 | Brigg | Broughton (N) | 3.3 miles | View |
B1209 | Leasingham | Leasingham Moor | 1.9 miles | View |
B1209 | Brigg | Caistor | 9.2 miles | View |
B1210 | Kirmington | Great Coates | 10.2 miles | View |
B1211 | Melton Ross | Keelby | 8.2 miles | View |
B1212 | Bargate | Hainton Avenue | 0.7 miles | View |
B1213 | Weelsby Road | Cleethorpe Road | 2.1 miles | View |
B1214 | Bargate | Victoria Street | 0.7 miles | View |
B1215 | Hainton Avenue | Victoria Street | 0.3 miles | View |
B1216 | Gunness | near Crosby | 2.3 miles | View |
B1217 | Scunthorpe | Barton-upon-Humber | 13.3 miles | View |
B1218 | Bonby Lodge | Waterside, Barton-upon-Humber | 4.3 miles | View |
B1219 | Waltham | Humberston | 2.9 miles | View |
B1219 | Barton-upon-Humber | Barrow upon Humber | 3.0 miles | View |
B1225 | Caistor | Baumber | 19.8 miles | View |
B1226 | Lincoln North Bypass | Ermine, Lincoln | 0.6 miles | View |
B1241 | Lea | Saxilby | 10.3 miles | View |
B1262 | St Catherine's, Lincoln | Wigford Way / St Mary's Street, Lincoln | 0.87 miles | View |
B1273 | Tritton Road | Nettleham Road | 2.3 miles | View |
B1308 | The Avenue | Bunkers Hill | 2.5 miles | View |
B1356 | Spalding | Surfleet | 4.6 miles | View |
B1357 | Cowbit | Moulton Marsh | 10.1 miles | View |
B1358 | Holbeach Clough | Fleet Hargate | 3.6 miles | View |
B1358 | Ulceby | Immingham Dock | 6.2 miles | View |
B1359 | Long Sutton | Gedney Drove End | 7.9 miles | View |
B1360 | Tritton Road | High Street | 0.51 miles | View |
B1360 | Boston town centre | Boston Docks | 0.5 miles | View |
B1361 | Caistor | Stallingborough | 7.9 miles | View |
B1361 | Immingham | Grimsby | 8.5 miles | View |
B1371 | Swineshead Bridge | Chain Bridge, Boston | 6.0 miles | View |
B1372 | Clee Road | Alexandra Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B1372 | Spilsby | Scremby | 2.9 miles | View |
B1373 | Beesby | Withern | 2.4 miles | View |
B1373 | Withern | Maltby-le-Marsh | 3.2 miles | View |
B1374 | High Street | Queen's Parade | 0.6 miles | View |
B1378 | Tritton Road | Lincoln bypass | 1.7 miles | View |
B1378 | High Street | Old Crosby | 0.5 miles | View |
B1390 | Sutton St James | Long Sutton | 4.2 miles | View |
B1391 | Drayton | Wyberton | 4.5 miles | View |
B1392 | Althorpe | Eastoft | 8.2 miles | View |
B1392 | Hubbert's Bridge | Kirton | 4.4 miles | View |
B1393 | Horncastle Road | Sleaford Road | 1.3 miles | View |
B1394 | Horbling (NE) | Heckington | 7.9 miles | View |
B1395 | East Heckington | North Kyme | 6.1 miles | View |
B1396 | Bessacar | Haxey | 11.3 miles | View |
B1397 | Dowsby | Skirbeck Quarter, Boston | 18.2 miles | View |
B1397 | Tattershall Road | Station Road | 0.3 miles | View |
B1398 | Lincoln | Raventhorpe | 23.4 miles | View |
B1399 | Bullington | Holton cum Beckering | 3.0 miles | View |
B1400 | Kirton in Lindsey Airfield | Messingham | 7.0 miles | View |
B1401 | Clee | Hall Farm | 1.0 mile | View |
B1402 | Ferry Road | New Holland Road | 0.8 miles | View |
B1406 | Grimsby Town Railway Station | Wellow | 0.3 miles | View |
B1429 | RAF Cranwell | Cranwell | 3.5 miles | View |
B1430 | Scunthorpe | Winterton | 7.8 miles | View |
B1431 | Laceby | Ludborough | 9.3 miles | View |
B1431 | Warren Road | High Street | 0.6 miles | View |
B1432 | Winceby | Partney | 6.3 miles | View |
B1433 | Gainsborough | White's Wood Farm | 1.8 miles | View |
B1434 | Owersby Moor | Kettlby | 8.2 miles | View |
B1444 | Bradley | Little Coates | 0.8 miles | View |
B1449 | Bilsby | Mumby | 2.8 miles | View |
B1450 | Gunness | Ashby, Scunthorpe | 5.7 miles | View |
B1451 | Lumley Square | Burgh Road | 0.9 miles | View |
B1501 | Bottesford | Brumby | 2.3 miles | View |
B1515 | Holbeach(W) | Fleet Hargate | 3.1 miles | View |
B1517 | Quarrington | Bone Mill Junction, Sleaford | 2.7 miles | View |
B1518 | Sleaford | Holdingham | 1.1 miles | View |
B1520 | Louth By Pass(S) | Louth By Pass(N) | 2.3 miles | View |
B1521 | Westgate | Grimsby Road | 2.3 miles | View |
B1524 | Northborough | Market Deeping By Pass(N) | 2.0 miles | View |
B1525 | Market Deeping | Deeping St Nicholas(SW) | 3.7 miles | View |
B1528 | Burgh Road | Skegness Station | 1.1 miles | View |
B6403 | Colsterworth(S) | Byard's Leap | 18.4 miles | View |
T1 | London | Scrabster | View | |
T22 | Sheffield | Grimsby | View | |
T23 | Norman Cross | Grimsby | View | |
T44 | Bath | Lincoln | View | |
T47 | Oxford | Market Deeping | View | |
T51 | Kings Lynn | Newark | View | |
T59 | Liverpool | Skegness | View |
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