Skellingthorpe is a Town in the county of Lincolnshire.

Retail in Skellingthorpe

There are great places to visit near Skellingthorpe including some great historic buildings, airports, towns, villages, cities and castles.

The area around Skellingthorpe boasts some of the best historic buildings including Burghley House, and Lincoln Castle.

There are a number of airports near to Skellingthorpe including Humberside Airport.

Places near Skellingthorpe feature a number of interesting towns including Stamford.

The area around Skellingthorpe's best villages can be found at Duddington.

There are a several good cities in the area around Skellingthorpe like Lincoln.

The area close to Skellingthorpe boasts some of the best castles including Lincoln Castle.

Skellingthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Skellingthorpe:

• Lincoln Roman cemetery
• Lime kilns at The Dell, off Wragby Road
• Roman villa W of Scampton Cliff Farm
• Roman wall and ditch on Motherby Hill
• Roman and medieval town wall with gate in Saltergate
• Site of medieval nunnery, Broadholme
• The medieval bishop's palace and deer park, Stow Park
• Monk's Abbey
• Thorpe medieval settlement
• Moated site west of Church Road
• Portion of Roman fosse and mound W of the Temple Gardens
• The Pottergate
• Section of Roman town wall and ditch N of East Bight
• North gate tower of Roman Eastgate, part of Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum) and part of Roman town wall and ditch
• Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remains
• The Stonebow
• St Mary's Conduit
• Remains of a preceptory, fishponds and post-medieval gardens at Eagle Hall
• Site of a college and Benedictine Abbey, St Mary's Church
• Roman remains beneath Boots building
• Close wall N of Old Palace and Priory Gate
• Newport Earthworks
• Roman wall, ditch and gate adjoining and under The Park
• The Newport Arch and town wall
• Skellingthorpe duck decoy, 550m north east of Decoy Farm
• Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum)
• White Friar's House, Akrills Court
• Churchyard cross, St Germain's churchyard
• Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate
• Shrunken village
• High Bridge
• Section of Roman town wall S of the Bishop's Palace
• Broxholme medieval settlement and cultivation remains
• The Old Palace
• Roman barrow 620m north of Riseholme Hall
• Medieval village and monastic grange in Riseholme Park
• Section of Roman town wall and ditch N of Eastgate
• Lincoln Castle (except modern buildings)
• Deserted village of North Ingleby
• Cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard
• Roman wall in West Bight
• St Mary's Guild Hall (John O'Gaunt's Stables)